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#C22AEB

#c22aeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c22aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 16.47% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.45% cyan, 82.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 287.25°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #53eb2a

Split complementary

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #b4eb2a
  3. #2aeb61

Analogous

  1. #612aeb
  2. #c22aeb
  3. #eb2ab4

Triadic

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #ebc22a
  3. #2aebc2

Tetradic

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #eb2a53
  3. #53eb2a
  4. #2aebc2

Square

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #eb612a
  3. #53eb2a
  4. #2ab4eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0b71
  2. #9411b7
  3. #c22aeb
  4. #d670f2
  5. #eab6f8

Shades

#c22aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #af26d4
  3. #9b22bc
  4. #881da5
  5. #74198d
  6. #611576
  7. #4e115e
  8. #3a0d47
  9. #27082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c22aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #c83fed
  3. #ce55ef
  4. #d46af1
  5. #da7ff3
  6. #e195f5
  7. #e7aaf7
  8. #edbff9
  9. #f3d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c22aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c22aeb
  2. #bb33e0
  3. #b53bd6
  4. #ae44cb
  5. #a84cc0
  6. #a155b6
  7. #9a5eab
  8. #9466a0
  9. #8d6f95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c63b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8566e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c22aeb {
  color: #c22aeb;
}
Background
.bg-c22aeb {
  background-color: #c22aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c22aeb {
  border: 2px solid #c22aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c22aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 42 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c22aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c22aeb, #eb2ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c22aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 42 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.34 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.34 #3dd514 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c22aeb  rgb(194, 42, 235)  hsl(287, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#53eb2a  rgb(83, 235, 42)  hsl(107, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ebc22a  rgb(235, 194, 42)  hsl(47, 83%, 54%)  Saffron
#2aebc2  rgb(42, 235, 194)  hsl(167, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine