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#C005EA

#c005ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c005ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 1.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 97.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 289°, with 95.82% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #c005ea
  2. #2fea05

Split complementary

  1. #c005ea
  2. #a1ea05
  3. #05ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4e05ea
  2. #c005ea
  3. #ea05a1

Triadic

  1. #c005ea
  2. #eac005
  3. #05eac0

Tetradic

  1. #c005ea
  2. #ea052f
  3. #2fea05
  4. #05eac0

Square

  1. #c005ea
  2. #ea4e05
  3. #2fea05
  4. #05a1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #450254
  2. #83039f
  3. #c005ea
  4. #d941fb
  5. #e88bfd

Shades

#c005ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c005ea
  2. #ad05d3
  3. #9a04bb
  4. #8604a4
  5. #73038c
  6. #600375
  7. #4d025e
  8. #3a0246
  9. #26012f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#c005ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c005ea
  2. #c61eec
  3. #cd37ee
  4. #d350f0
  5. #d969f2
  6. #e082f5
  7. #e69bf7
  8. #ecb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c005ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c005ea
  2. #ba11df
  3. #b31ed5
  4. #ad2aca
  5. #a636c0
  6. #a043b5
  7. #9a4faa
  8. #935ba0
  9. #8d6795
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1578e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f53ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c005ea {
  color: #c005ea;
}
Background
.bg-c005ea {
  background-color: #c005ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c005ea {
  border: 2px solid #c005ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c005ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 5 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c005ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c005ea, #ea05a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c005ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 5 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.93 #3ffa15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c005ea  rgb(192, 5, 234)  hsl(289, 96%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#2fea05  rgb(47, 234, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 47%)  Lime
#eac005  rgb(234, 192, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 47%)  Jonquil
#05eac0  rgb(5, 234, 192)  hsl(169, 96%, 47%)  Aquamarine