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#C100FA

#c100fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c100fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 0% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 286.32°, with 100% saturation and 49.02% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.71.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #c100fa
  2. #39fa00

Split complementary

  1. #c100fa
  2. #b6fa00
  3. #00fa44

Analogous

  1. #4400fa
  2. #c100fa
  3. #fa00b6

Triadic

  1. #c100fa
  2. #fac100
  3. #00fac1

Tetradic

  1. #c100fa
  2. #fa0039
  3. #39fa00
  4. #00fac1

Square

  1. #c100fa
  2. #fa4400
  3. #39fa00
  4. #00b6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0061
  2. #8600ae
  3. #c100fa
  4. #d548ff
  5. #e794ff

Shades

#c100fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c100fa
  2. #ae00e1
  3. #9a00c8
  4. #8700af
  5. #740096
  6. #61007d
  7. #4d0064
  8. #3a004b
  9. #270032
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c100fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c100fa
  2. #c71afb
  3. #cd33fb
  4. #d44dfc
  5. #da66fc
  6. #e080fd
  7. #e699fd
  8. #ecb3fe
  9. #f3ccfe
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c100fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c100fa
  2. #bb0dee
  3. #b41ae2
  4. #ae26d5
  5. #a733c9
  6. #a140bd
  7. #9a4db1
  8. #945aa5
  9. #8d6698
  10. #87738c
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a56fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c60f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be45c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c100fa {
  color: #c100fa;
}
Background
.bg-c100fa {
  background-color: #c100fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c100fa {
  border: 2px solid #c100fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c100fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 0 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c100fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c100fa, #fa00b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c100fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 0 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.98 #3eff05 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c100fa  rgb(193, 0, 250)  hsl(286, 100%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#39fa00  rgb(57, 250, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 49%)  Neon Green
#fac100  rgb(250, 193, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 49%)  Golden Poppy
#00fac1  rgb(0, 250, 193)  hsl(166, 100%, 49%)  Aquamarine