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#C112EA

#c112ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c112ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.52% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.61°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #c112ea
  2. #3bea12

Split complementary

  1. #c112ea
  2. #a7ea12
  3. #12ea55

Analogous

  1. #5512ea
  2. #c112ea
  3. #ea12a7

Triadic

  1. #c112ea
  2. #eac112
  3. #12eac1

Tetradic

  1. #c112ea
  2. #ea123b
  3. #3bea12
  4. #12eac1

Square

  1. #c112ea
  2. #ea5512
  3. #3bea12
  4. #12a7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4c075c
  2. #860da3
  3. #c112ea
  4. #d456f2
  5. #e69df7

Shades

#c112ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c112ea
  2. #ae10d3
  3. #9a0ebb
  4. #870da4
  5. #740b8c
  6. #610975
  7. #4d075e
  8. #3a0546
  9. #27042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#c112ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c112ea
  2. #c72aec
  3. #cd41ee
  4. #d459f0
  5. #da71f2
  6. #e089f5
  7. #e6a0f7
  8. #ecb8f9
  9. #f3d0fb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c112ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c112ea
  2. #bb1ddf
  3. #b428d5
  4. #ae33ca
  5. #a73ec0
  6. #a149b5
  7. #9a54aa
  8. #945fa0
  9. #8d6a95
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995db0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf528b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7155ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8260e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c041b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c112ea {
  color: #c112ea;
}
Background
.bg-c112ea {
  background-color: #c112ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c112ea {
  border: 2px solid #c112ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c112ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c112ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c112ea, #ea12a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c112ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.45 #3eed15 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c112ea  rgb(193, 18, 234)  hsl(289, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3bea12  rgb(59, 234, 18)  hsl(109, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eac112  rgb(234, 193, 18)  hsl(49, 86%, 49%)  Jonquil
#12eac1  rgb(18, 234, 193)  hsl(169, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine