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#C223EA

#c223ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c223ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 13.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.09% cyan, 85.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.94°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1861

Complementary

  1. #c223ea
  2. #4bea23

Split complementary

  1. #c223ea
  2. #afea23
  3. #23ea5f

Analogous

  1. #5f23ea
  2. #c223ea
  3. #ea23af

Triadic

  1. #c223ea
  2. #eac223
  3. #23eac2

Tetradic

  1. #c223ea
  2. #ea234b
  3. #4bea23
  4. #23eac2

Square

  1. #c223ea
  2. #ea5f23
  3. #4bea23
  4. #23afea

Monochromatic

  1. #570a6a
  2. #9011b0
  3. #c223ea
  4. #d569f1
  5. #e9aff7

Shades

#c223ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c223ea
  2. #af20d3
  3. #9b1cbb
  4. #8819a4
  5. #74158c
  6. #611275
  7. #4e0e5e
  8. #3a0b46
  9. #27072f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#c223ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c223ea
  2. #c839ec
  3. #ce4fee
  4. #d465f0
  5. #da7bf2
  6. #e191f5
  7. #e7a7f7
  8. #edbdf9
  9. #f3d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c223ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c223ea
  2. #bb2cdf
  3. #b536d5
  4. #ae3fca
  5. #a848c0
  6. #a152b5
  7. #9a5baa
  8. #9464a0
  9. #8d6d95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b61b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0578c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7459ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8464e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c147b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c223ea {
  color: #c223ea;
}
Background
.bg-c223ea {
  background-color: #c223ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c223ea {
  border: 2px solid #c223ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c223ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 35 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c223ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c223ea, #ea23af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c223ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 35 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.29 #3ddc15 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c223ea  rgb(194, 35, 234)  hsl(288, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4bea23  rgb(75, 234, 35)  hsl(108, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eac223  rgb(234, 194, 35)  hsl(48, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#23eac2  rgb(35, 234, 194)  hsl(168, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine