Color Name
Electric Purple*
Hex Color Code
#BC38EC
RGB Color Code
RGB(188, 56, 236)
CMYK Values*
20.3%, 76.3%, 0.0%, 7.5%
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What color is BC38EC?

The RGB color code for color number #BC38EC is RGB(188, 56, 236). In the RGB color model, #BC38EC has a red value of 188, a green value of 56, and a blue value of 236. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 20.3% cyan, 76.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 284° (degrees), 82.6 % saturation, and 57.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BC38EC has a hue of 284° (degrees), 76.3 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.

Color BC38EC is cool or warm?

Color BC38EC is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BC38EC? (For interior and product design)

BC38EC has an LRV of nearly 19.6. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#BC38EC
LRV 19.6
Light Color

Compare LRV 19.6 of #BC38EC with dark and light color

Is #BC38EC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BC38EC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BC38EC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BC38EC
Hex triplet
#BC38EC
Red
BC
Green
38
Blue
EC
RGBA / RGB rgb(188, 56, 236)
Red
188 (73.7%)
Green
56 (22.0%)
Blue
236 (92.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
20.34%
Magenta
76.27%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
7.45%
HSL hsl(284deg, 82.6 %, 57.3 %)
Hue
284°
Saturation
82.57 %
Lightness
57.25 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
284°
Saturation
76.27 %
Brightness / Value
92.55 %
RYB ryb(57, 9, 119)
Red
57 (22.3%)
Yellow
9 (3.4%)
Blue
119 (46.8%)
HWB
Hue
284°
Whiteness
21.96 %
Blackness
7.45 %
CMY
Cyan
26.27%
Magenta
78.04%
Yellow
7.45%
XYZ
X
37.29
Y
19.58
Z
81.17
YXY
Y1
19.58
X
0.27
Y2
0.14
CIE-Lab
L
51.35
A
75.73
B
-65.22
CIE-Lch
L
51.35
C
99.94
H
319.26
CIE-Luv
L
51.35
U
41.29
V
-107.91
Hunter-Lab
L
44.24
A
73.03
B
-77.8
Other
LRV
~ 19.6 %
Munsell Color System
5P 5.0/22

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BC38EC

These are the named colors closest to hex BC38EC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BF00FF Color Electric Purple
96.45% match | ΔE 3.55
#BA55D3 Color Medium Orchid
94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BC38EC.

#AC4FC6 Color PANTONE 2582 C
94.06% match | ΔE 5.94
#BB29BB Color PANTONE Purple C
92.09% match | ΔE 7.91

Paint color for Hex #BC38EC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BC38EC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BC38EC once it is on a wall.


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Dunn-Edwards


Benjamin Moore

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Benjamin Moore


Valspar

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Valspar


Behr

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Behr


PPG Paints

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Sherwin Williams

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Sherwin Williams


Farrow & Ball

Hex color BC38EC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BC38EC to Farrow & Ball

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)
84.62% match | ΔE 15.38
#748284 Color De Nimes (299)
82.37% match | ΔE 17.63
#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)
80.20% match | ΔE 19.80

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BC38EC color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BC38EC
Electric Purple*
#68EC38
Kiwi Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BC38EC?

Color that best contrast with #BC38EC is #68EC38, color name is Kiwi Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #BC38EC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #BC38EC is #68EC38, color name is Kiwi Green*.

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