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#BC33DB

#bc33db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc33db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 288.93°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #bc33db
  2. #52db33

Split complementary

  1. #bc33db
  2. #a6db33
  3. #33db68

Analogous

  1. #6833db
  2. #bc33db
  3. #db33a6

Triadic

  1. #bc33db
  2. #dbbc33
  3. #33dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc33db
  2. #db3352
  3. #52db33
  4. #33dbbc

Square

  1. #bc33db
  2. #db6833
  3. #52db33
  4. #33a6db

Monochromatic

  1. #541263
  2. #8b1da4
  3. #bc33db
  4. #d174e6
  5. #e7b5f2

Shades

#bc33db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc33db
  2. #a92ec5
  3. #9629af
  4. #842499
  5. #711f83
  6. #5e1a6e
  7. #4b1458
  8. #380f42
  9. #260a2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc33db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc33db
  2. #c347df
  3. #c95ce2
  4. #d070e6
  5. #d785e9
  6. #de99ed
  7. #e4adf1
  8. #ebc2f4
  9. #f2d6f8
  10. #f8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc33db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc33db
  2. #b63bd2
  3. #b042c9
  4. #aa4ac0
  5. #a452b7
  6. #9e5aae
  7. #9861a4
  8. #92699b
  9. #8c7192
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8465d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc33db {
  color: #bc33db;
}
Background
.bg-bc33db {
  background-color: #bc33db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc33db {
  border: 2px solid #bc33db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc33db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc33db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc33db, #db33a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc33db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.07 #43cc24 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc33db  rgb(188, 51, 219)  hsl(289, 70%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52db33  rgb(82, 219, 51)  hsl(109, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dbbc33  rgb(219, 188, 51)  hsl(49, 70%, 53%)  Old Gold
#33dbbc  rgb(51, 219, 188)  hsl(169, 70%, 53%)  Turquoise