Palettes / Colors / #BC07EC

#BC07EC — Vivid Purple

#BC07EC 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 #BC07EC 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.

#BC07EC 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 #39ED07; it also sits naturally between #4907ED and #ED07AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 3% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC07EC

.text { color: #BC07EC; }
.background { background-color: #BC07EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC07EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 7, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 94%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC07EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 7, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC07EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 7, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC07EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC07EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #39ED07:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC07EC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC07EC

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:

How #BC07EC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC07EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC07EB  ·  #BC07ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC07EC?

#BC07EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 7, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC07EC?

#BC07EC is RGB 188, 7, 236 — HSL 287°, 94%, 48% — CMYK 20%, 97%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BC07EC?

Its complement is #39ED07; analogous partners are #4907ED and #ED07AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC07EC for text?

White text on #BC07EC has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.38:1.