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#C10AED

#c10aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c10aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 3.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.37°, with 91.9% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #c10aed
  2. #36ed0a

Split complementary

  1. #c10aed
  2. #a7ed0a
  3. #0aed4f

Analogous

  1. #4f0aed
  2. #c10aed
  3. #ed0aa7

Triadic

  1. #c10aed
  2. #edc10a
  3. #0aedc1

Tetradic

  1. #c10aed
  2. #ed0a36
  3. #36ed0a
  4. #0aedc1

Square

  1. #c10aed
  2. #ed4f0a
  3. #36ed0a
  4. #0aa7ed

Monochromatic

  1. #49045a
  2. #8507a4
  3. #c10aed
  4. #d64cf7
  5. #e795fb

Shades

#c10aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c10aed
  2. #ae09d5
  3. #9a08be
  4. #8707a6
  5. #74068e
  6. #610577
  7. #4d045f
  8. #3a0347
  9. #27022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c10aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c10aed
  2. #c723ef
  3. #cd3bf1
  4. #d454f2
  5. #da6cf4
  6. #e085f6
  7. #e69df8
  8. #ecb6fa
  9. #f3cefb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c10aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c10aed
  2. #bb16e2
  3. #b422d7
  4. #ae2dcc
  5. #a739c1
  6. #a145b7
  7. #9a51ac
  8. #945da1
  9. #8d6896
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1179e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be538c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f54f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c041bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c10aed {
  color: #c10aed;
}
Background
.bg-c10aed {
  background-color: #c10aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c10aed {
  border: 2px solid #c10aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c10aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c10aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c10aed, #ed0aa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c10aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.37 #3ef512 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c10aed  rgb(193, 10, 237)  hsl(288, 92%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#36ed0a  rgb(54, 237, 10)  hsl(108, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#edc10a  rgb(237, 193, 10)  hsl(48, 92%, 48%)  Jonquil
#0aedc1  rgb(10, 237, 193)  hsl(168, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine