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#9C4EEA

#9c4eea ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9c4eea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 30.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #9cea4e

Split complementary

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #eaea4e
  3. #4eea4e

Analogous

  1. #4e4eea
  2. #9c4eea
  3. #ea4eea

Triadic

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #ea9c4e
  3. #4eea9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #ea4e9c
  3. #9cea4e
  4. #4eea9c

Square

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #ea4e4e
  3. #9cea4e
  4. #4eeaea

Monochromatic

  1. #50118e
  2. #7619d3
  3. #9c4eea
  4. #c292f2
  5. #e9d7fa

Shades

#9c4eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #8c46d3
  3. #7d3ebb
  4. #6d37a4
  5. #5e2f8c
  6. #4e2775
  7. #3e1f5e
  8. #2f1746
  9. #1f102f
  10. #100817
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c4eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #a660ec
  3. #b071ee
  4. #ba83f0
  5. #c495f2
  6. #cea7f5
  7. #d7b8f7
  8. #e1caf9
  9. #ebdcfb
  10. #f5edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c4eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c4eea
  2. #9953df
  3. #9658d5
  4. #945dca
  5. #9162c0
  6. #8e67b5
  7. #8b6caa
  8. #8871a0
  9. #867695
  10. #837b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8769b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d7196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d68ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6669e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9365bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c4eea {
  color: #9c4eea;
}
Background
.bg-9c4eea {
  background-color: #9c4eea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c4eea {
  border: 2px solid #9c4eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c4eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 78 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c4eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c4eea, #ea4eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c4eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 78 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #63b115 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#9c4eea  rgb(156, 78, 234)  hsl(270, 79%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#9cea4e  rgb(156, 234, 78)  hsl(90, 79%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ea9c4e  rgb(234, 156, 78)  hsl(30, 79%, 61%)  Sandy Brown
#4eea9c  rgb(78, 234, 156)  hsl(150, 79%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green