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#C22EDE

#c22ede ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c22ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 18.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.61% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 290.45°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #c22ede
  2. #4ade2e

Split complementary

  1. #c22ede
  2. #a2de2e
  3. #2ede6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2ede
  2. #c22ede
  3. #de2ea2

Triadic

  1. #c22ede
  2. #dec22e
  3. #2edec2

Tetradic

  1. #c22ede
  2. #de2e4a
  3. #4ade2e
  4. #2edec2

Square

  1. #c22ede
  2. #de6a2e
  3. #4ade2e
  4. #2ea2de

Monochromatic

  1. #561063
  2. #8f1aa5
  3. #c22ede
  4. #d570e8
  5. #e9b2f3

Shades

#c22ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c22ede
  2. #af29c8
  3. #9b25b2
  4. #88209b
  5. #741c85
  6. #61176f
  7. #4e1259
  8. #3a0e43
  9. #27092c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#c22ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c22ede
  2. #c843e1
  3. #ce58e5
  4. #d46de8
  5. #da82eb
  6. #e197ef
  7. #e7abf2
  8. #edc0f5
  9. #f3d5f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c22ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c22ede
  2. #bb36d5
  3. #b53ecb
  4. #ae47c2
  5. #a84fb8
  6. #a157af
  7. #9a5fa6
  8. #94679c
  9. #8d7093
  10. #877889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b62aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8966dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c248b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c22ede {
  color: #c22ede;
}
Background
.bg-c22ede {
  background-color: #c22ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c22ede {
  border: 2px solid #c22ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c22ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 46 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c22ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c22ede, #de2ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c22ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 46 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.56 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.56 #3dd121 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c22ede  rgb(194, 46, 222)  hsl(290, 73%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4ade2e  rgb(74, 222, 46)  hsl(110, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dec22e  rgb(222, 194, 46)  hsl(50, 73%, 53%)  Old Gold
#2edec2  rgb(46, 222, 194)  hsl(170, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise