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#C20DCD

#c20dcd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c20dcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 5.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 93.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 296.56°, with 88.07% saturation and 42.75% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #18cd0d

Split complementary

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #78cd0d
  3. #0dcd62

Analogous

  1. #620dcd
  2. #c20dcd
  3. #cd0d78

Triadic

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #cdc20d
  3. #0dcdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #cd0d18
  3. #18cd0d
  4. #0dcdc2

Square

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #cd620d
  3. #18cd0d
  4. #0d78cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a043d
  2. #7e0885
  3. #c20dcd
  4. #e734f2
  5. #f07cf7

Shades

#c20dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #af0cb9
  3. #9b0aa4
  4. #880990
  5. #74087b
  6. #610767
  7. #4e0552
  8. #3a043e
  9. #270329
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c20dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #c825d2
  3. #ce3dd7
  4. #d456dc
  5. #da6ee1
  6. #e186e6
  7. #e79eeb
  8. #edb6f0
  9. #f3cff5
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c20dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c20dcd
  2. #bb19c5
  3. #b524be
  4. #ae30b6
  5. #a83bae
  6. #a147a7
  7. #9a529f
  8. #945e97
  9. #8d698f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98589e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4776c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c64079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c533a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c20dcd {
  color: #c20dcd;
}
Background
.bg-c20dcd {
  background-color: #c20dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c20dcd {
  border: 2px solid #c20dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c20dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 13 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c20dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c20dcd, #cd0d78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c20dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 13 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.34 #3df232 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c20dcd  rgb(194, 13, 205)  hsl(297, 88%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#18cd0d  rgb(24, 205, 13)  hsl(117, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cdc20d  rgb(205, 194, 13)  hsl(57, 88%, 43%)  Citrine
#0dcdc2  rgb(13, 205, 194)  hsl(177, 88%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise