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#C20AED

#c20aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c20aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 3.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.63°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #c20aed
  2. #35ed0a

Split complementary

  1. #c20aed
  2. #a7ed0a
  3. #0aed50

Analogous

  1. #500aed
  2. #c20aed
  3. #ed0aa7

Triadic

  1. #c20aed
  2. #edc20a
  3. #0aedc2

Tetradic

  1. #c20aed
  2. #ed0a35
  3. #35ed0a
  4. #0aedc2

Square

  1. #c20aed
  2. #ed500a
  3. #35ed0a
  4. #0aa7ed

Monochromatic

  1. #4a045a
  2. #8607a4
  3. #c20aed
  4. #d74cf7
  5. #e795fb

Shades

#c20aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c20aed
  2. #af09d5
  3. #9b08be
  4. #8807a6
  5. #74068e
  6. #610577
  7. #4e045f
  8. #3a0347
  9. #27022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c20aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c20aed
  2. #c823ef
  3. #ce3bf1
  4. #d454f2
  5. #da6cf4
  6. #e185f6
  7. #e79df8
  8. #edb6fa
  9. #f3cefb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c20aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c20aed
  2. #bb16e2
  3. #b522d7
  4. #ae2dcc
  5. #a839c1
  6. #a145b7
  7. #9a51ac
  8. #945da1
  9. #8d6896
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #157ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0538c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7055f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8160eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c141bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c20aed {
  color: #c20aed;
}
Background
.bg-c20aed {
  background-color: #c20aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c20aed {
  border: 2px solid #c20aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c20aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c20aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c20aed, #ed0aa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c20aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.55 #3df512 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c20aed  rgb(194, 10, 237)  hsl(289, 92%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#35ed0a  rgb(53, 237, 10)  hsl(109, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#edc20a  rgb(237, 194, 10)  hsl(49, 92%, 48%)  Jonquil
#0aedc2  rgb(10, 237, 194)  hsl(169, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine