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#bc3dfd ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc3dfd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.92% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 75.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.69°, with 97.96% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #7efd3d

Split complementary

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #defd3d
  3. #3dfd5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3dfd
  2. #bc3dfd
  3. #fd3dde

Triadic

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #fdbc3d
  3. #3dfdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #fd3d7e
  3. #7efd3d
  4. #3dfdbc

Square

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #fd5c3d
  3. #7efd3d
  4. #3ddefd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a029f
  2. #9c02eb
  3. #bc3dfd
  4. #d689fe
  5. #f0d4ff

Shades

#bc3dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #a937e4
  3. #9631ca
  4. #842bb1
  5. #712598
  6. #5e1f7f
  7. #4b1865
  8. #38124c
  9. #260c33
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #c350fd
  3. #c964fd
  4. #d077fe
  5. #d78bfe
  6. #de9efe
  7. #e4b1fe
  8. #ebc5fe
  9. #f2d8ff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3dfd
  2. #b644f1
  3. #b04ae4
  4. #aa51d8
  5. #a458cb
  6. #9e5fbf
  7. #9865b2
  8. #926ca6
  9. #8c7399
  10. #86798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0381f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e66ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75cca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3dfd {
  color: #bc3dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bc3dfd {
  background-color: #bc3dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bc3dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 61 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3dfd, #fd3dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 61 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.29 #43c202 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3dfd  rgb(188, 61, 253)  hsl(280, 98%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#7efd3d  rgb(126, 253, 61)  hsl(100, 98%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fdbc3d  rgb(253, 188, 61)  hsl(40, 98%, 62%)  Amber
#3dfdbc  rgb(61, 253, 188)  hsl(160, 98%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green