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#C012EA

#c012ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c012ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.33°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #c012ea
  2. #3cea12

Split complementary

  1. #c012ea
  2. #a8ea12
  3. #12ea54

Analogous

  1. #5412ea
  2. #c012ea
  3. #ea12a8

Triadic

  1. #c012ea
  2. #eac012
  3. #12eac0

Tetradic

  1. #c012ea
  2. #ea123c
  3. #3cea12
  4. #12eac0

Square

  1. #c012ea
  2. #ea5412
  3. #3cea12
  4. #12a8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4b075c
  2. #860da3
  3. #c012ea
  4. #d456f2
  5. #e69df7

Shades

#c012ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c012ea
  2. #ad10d3
  3. #9a0ebb
  4. #860da4
  5. #730b8c
  6. #600975
  7. #4d075e
  8. #3a0546
  9. #26042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#c012ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c012ea
  2. #c62aec
  3. #cd41ee
  4. #d359f0
  5. #d971f2
  6. #e089f5
  7. #e6a0f7
  8. #ecb8f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c012ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c012ea
  2. #ba1ddf
  3. #b328d5
  4. #ad33ca
  5. #a63ec0
  6. #a049b5
  7. #9a54aa
  8. #935fa0
  9. #8d6a95
  10. #86758b
  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 #995cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be538b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7055ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf42b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c012ea {
  color: #c012ea;
}
Background
.bg-c012ea {
  background-color: #c012ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c012ea {
  border: 2px solid #c012ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c012ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c012ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c012ea, #ea12a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c012ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.26 #3fed15 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c012ea  rgb(192, 18, 234)  hsl(288, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3cea12  rgb(60, 234, 18)  hsl(108, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eac012  rgb(234, 192, 18)  hsl(48, 86%, 49%)  Jonquil
#12eac0  rgb(18, 234, 192)  hsl(168, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine