What color is #BC13FE?

#BC13FE is a vivid magenta known as Neon Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Neon Purple?

The RGB value is 188, 19, 254: 188 red, 19 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Neon Purple?

The complementary color is #55FE13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC13FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Neon Purple color: hex code #BC13FE

#BC13FE rgb(188, 19, 254)

Shades of purple

Neon Purple has the hex code #BC13FE. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 7.5% green and 99.6% blue (188, 19, 254).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 99% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

Neon Purple (#BC13FE) color codes

HEX	`#BC13FE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 19, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 7.5%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 99%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 93%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 87.15, -77.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 116.75, 318.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.858, 18.314, 95.235)`
Decimal	`12325886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Neon Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BC13FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC13FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BC13FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc13fe; }
.text { color: #bc13fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc13fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 19 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc13fe, #fe13ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BC13FE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC13FE?: #BC13FE is a vivid magenta known as Neon Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Neon Purple?: The RGB value is 188, 19, 254: 188 red, 19 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Neon Purple?: The complementary color is #55FE13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC13FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.