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#BC28EA

#bc28ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc28ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.77°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #56ea28

Split complementary

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #b7ea28
  3. #28ea5b

Analogous

  1. #5b28ea
  2. #bc28ea
  3. #ea28b7

Triadic

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #eabc28
  3. #28eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #ea2856
  3. #56ea28
  4. #28eabc

Square

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #ea5b28
  3. #56ea28
  4. #28b7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #570b6e
  2. #8d12b4
  3. #bc28ea
  4. #d26ef1
  5. #e7b3f8

Shades

#bc28ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #a924d3
  3. #9620bb
  4. #841ca4
  5. #71188c
  6. #5e1475
  7. #4b105e
  8. #380c46
  9. #26082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc28ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #c33eec
  3. #c953ee
  4. #d069f0
  5. #d77ef2
  6. #de94f5
  7. #e4a9f7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc28ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc28ea
  2. #b631df
  3. #b03ad5
  4. #aa42ca
  5. #a44bc0
  6. #9e54b5
  7. #985daa
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6e95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #217ae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e63e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc28ea {
  color: #bc28ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc28ea {
  background-color: #bc28ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc28ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc28ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc28ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc28ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc28ea, #ea28b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc28ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.72 #43d715 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc28ea  rgb(188, 40, 234)  hsl(286, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#56ea28  rgb(86, 234, 40)  hsl(106, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabc28  rgb(234, 188, 40)  hsl(46, 82%, 54%)  Saffron
#28eabc  rgb(40, 234, 188)  hsl(166, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine