Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Neon Purple

Neon Purple is a vibrant purple color with HEX #BC13FE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 188, 19, 254, HSL 283, 99%, 54%, cool temperature, and is useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high energy digital design.

#BC13FE purple cool vibrant
HEX #BC13FE
RGB rgb(188, 19, 254)
HSL hsl(283 99% 54%)
CMYK cmyk(26, 93, 0, 0)
Luminance 0.1831
Contrast Black 4.66:1White 4.5:1

CSS Utilities

--color-neon-purple: #BC13FE;
.bg-neon-purple { background-color: #BC13FE; }
.text-neon-purple { color: #BC13FE; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1831
Black text4.66:1AA Pass
White text4.5:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#BC13FE",
  "rgb": [
    188,
    19,
    254
  ],
  "hsl": [
    283,
    99,
    54
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    26,
    93,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1831,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.66,
    "white": 4.5
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#57FE16",
  "analogous": [
    "#4816FE",
    "#FE16CC"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FEBC16",
    "#16FEBC"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#FE4816",
    "#57FE16",
    "#16CCFE"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#CCFE16",
    "#16FE48"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D671FE",
    "#BC13FE",
    "#8301B7"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D671FE",
  "dark": "#8301B7",
  "saturated": "#BD14FF",
  "desaturated": "#B12FE4",
  "pastel": "#DD9CF6",
  "neon": "#C83DFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#57FE16",
    "#4816FE",
    "#FE16CC"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#B12FE4",
    "#D671FE"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D671FE",
    "#B12FE4"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "electric-purple",
    "cobalt-violet",
    "dark-violet",
    "blue-violet",
    "dark-orchid"
  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/wcag/neon-purple",
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    "/hex/bc13fe"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/neon-purple",
      "/wcag/neon-purple",
      "/css/colors/neon-purple",
      "/hex/bc13fe"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "neon-purple",
  "name": "Neon Purple",
  "hex": "#BC13FE",
  "uses": [
    "neon accents",
    "event graphics",
    "high-energy digital design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "visibility",
      "motion"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "gaming",
      "music events",
      "sportswear",
      "nightlife"
    ],
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      "long reading interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "neon-accents",
    "event-graphics",
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    "energy",
    "visibility",
    "motion"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    19,
    254
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    99,
    54
  ],
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    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1831,
  "contrast": {
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  },
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      "#FE16CC"
    ],
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    ],
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    "pastel": "#DD9CF6",
    "neon": "#C83DFF"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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  },
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    "variable": "--color-neon-purple: #BC13FE;",
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    ]
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      "#000000",
      "#57FE16",
      "#4816FE",
      "#FE16CC"
    ],
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      "#B12FE4",
      "#D671FE"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#D671FE",
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    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Neon Purple Color

Neon Purple sits in the purple family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Neon Purple is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, visibility, and motion, which makes it relevant for gaming and music events. In design work, Neon Purple is most useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Neon Purple accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #BC13FE.Neon Purple CSS utilitiesUse Neon Purple in CSS variables and utility classes.#BC13FE HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Neon Purple paletteOpen the generated palette based on Neon Purple.Neon Purple harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Neon Purple against black and white text.

Black text4.66:1AA Pass
White text4.5:1AA Pass
AA text options#000000, #FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Electric Purple#BF00FF
Cobalt Violet#8F00FF
Dark Violet#9400D3
Blue Violet#8A2BE2
Dark Orchid#9932CC

Color Harmonies

#57FE16#57FE16
#4816FE#4816FE
#FE16CC#FE16CC
#FEBC16#FEBC16
#16FEBC#16FEBC
Open full Neon Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D671FE#D671FE
#8301B7#8301B7
#BD14FF#BD14FF
#B12FE4#B12FE4
#DD9CF6#DD9CF6
#C83DFF#C83DFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#57FE16#57FE16
#4816FE#4816FE
#FE16CC#FE16CC
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5