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#BC06E9 — Vivid Purple

#BC06E9 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BC06E9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC06E9 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #34EA06; it also sits naturally between #4A06EA and #EA06A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC06E9 · RGB 188, 6, 233

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Color values

HEX#BC06E9
RGB188, 6, 233
HSL288°, 95%, 47%
HSV288°, 97%, 91%
CMYK19%, 97%, 0%, 9%
XYZ35.51, 16.70, 78.44
Yxy16.70, 0.2718, 0.1278
CIE-Lab47.89, 84.75, -69.14
Hunter Lab40.87, 87.11, -90.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 91%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BC06E9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC06E9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC06E9

.text { color: #BC06E9; }
.background { background-color: #BC06E9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06E9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 95%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06E9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06E9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06E9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06E9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC06E9

#AC05D6#9805BD#8804A9#780495#680381#540368#440255#340241#200128#100114

Tints of #BC06E9

#CA10F9#D029FA#D542FA#DB5BFB#E074FB#E588FC#EAA1FD#F0B9FD#F5D2FE#FBEBFE

Tones of #BC06E9

#B217D9#A926C9#9F37B9#9547A9#8B5798#826789

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34EA06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.84:1 AA
Against black text4.34:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC06E9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06E9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC06E9: ·

How #BC06E9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6D6CB2Deuteranopia · #7885A5Tritanopia · #B3877D

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC06E9 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C313FA#B819FA#D01AE2#B81FDA#AA1DE4#C424E6#B715CE#C725E5#BF27EB#A412D4#DC17EC#B11FD1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC06E8  ·  #BC06EA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06E9?

#BC06E9 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 6, 233). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06E9?

#BC06E9 is RGB 188, 6, 233 — HSL 288°, 95%, 47% — CMYK 19%, 97%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #BC06E9?

Its complement is #34EA06; analogous partners are #4A06EA and #EA06A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06E9 for text?

White text on #BC06E9 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.34:1.