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#BC24EF

#bc24ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc24ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.93°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #57ef24

Split complementary

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #bcef24
  3. #24ef57

Analogous

  1. #5724ef
  2. #bc24ef
  3. #ef24bc

Triadic

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #efbc24
  3. #24efbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #ef2457
  3. #57ef24
  4. #24efbc

Square

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #ef5724
  3. #57ef24
  4. #24bcef

Monochromatic

  1. #570872
  2. #8e0eb9
  3. #bc24ef
  4. #d26bf4
  5. #e8b3f9

Shades

#bc24ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #a920d7
  3. #961dbf
  4. #8419a7
  5. #71168f
  6. #5e1278
  7. #4b0e60
  8. #380b48
  9. #260730
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc24ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #c33af1
  3. #c950f2
  4. #d066f4
  5. #d77cf5
  6. #de92f7
  7. #e4a7f9
  8. #ebbdfa
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc24ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc24ef
  2. #b62de4
  3. #b036d9
  4. #aa40ce
  5. #a449c3
  6. #9e52b8
  7. #985bac
  8. #9264a1
  9. #8c6e96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0a7aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c62ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc24ef {
  color: #bc24ef;
}
Background
.bg-bc24ef {
  background-color: #bc24ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc24ef {
  border: 2px solid #bc24ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc24ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc24ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc24ef, #ef24bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc24ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.71 #43db10 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc24ef  rgb(188, 36, 239)  hsl(285, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57ef24  rgb(87, 239, 36)  hsl(105, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efbc24  rgb(239, 188, 36)  hsl(45, 86%, 54%)  Saffron
#24efbc  rgb(36, 239, 188)  hsl(165, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine