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#C00AEE

#c00aee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c00aee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.33% cyan, 95.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.89°, with 91.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #c00aee
  2. #38ee0a

Split complementary

  1. #c00aee
  2. #aaee0a
  3. #0aee4e

Analogous

  1. #4e0aee
  2. #c00aee
  3. #ee0aaa

Triadic

  1. #c00aee
  2. #eec00a
  3. #0aeec0

Tetradic

  1. #c00aee
  2. #ee0a38
  3. #38ee0a
  4. #0aeec0

Square

  1. #c00aee
  2. #ee4e0a
  3. #38ee0a
  4. #0aaaee

Monochromatic

  1. #4a045b
  2. #8507a5
  3. #c00aee
  4. #d54df8
  5. #e696fb

Shades

#c00aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00aee
  2. #ad09d6
  3. #9a08be
  4. #8607a7
  5. #73068f
  6. #600577
  7. #4d045f
  8. #3a0347
  9. #260230
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00aee
  2. #c623f0
  3. #cd3bf1
  4. #d354f3
  5. #d96cf5
  6. #e085f7
  7. #e69df8
  8. #ecb6fa
  9. #f2cefc
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00aee
  2. #ba16e3
  3. #b322d8
  4. #ad2dcd
  5. #a639c2
  6. #a045b7
  7. #9a51ac
  8. #935da1
  9. #8d6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0479ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e55f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be42bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00aee {
  color: #c00aee;
}
Background
.bg-c00aee {
  background-color: #c00aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00aee {
  border: 2px solid #c00aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00aee, #ee0aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.24 #3ff511 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c00aee  rgb(192, 10, 238)  hsl(288, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#38ee0a  rgb(56, 238, 10)  hsl(108, 92%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eec00a  rgb(238, 192, 10)  hsl(48, 92%, 49%)  Saffron
#0aeec0  rgb(10, 238, 192)  hsl(168, 92%, 49%)  Aquamarine