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#C23EFF

#c23eff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c23eff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 24.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 75.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 281.04°, with 100% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #c23eff
  2. #7bff3e

Split complementary

  1. #c23eff
  2. #dbff3e
  3. #3eff62

Analogous

  1. #623eff
  2. #c23eff
  3. #ff3edb

Triadic

  1. #c23eff
  2. #ffc23e
  3. #3effc2

Tetradic

  1. #c23eff
  2. #ff3e7b
  3. #7bff3e
  4. #3effc2

Square

  1. #c23eff
  2. #ff623e
  3. #7bff3e
  4. #3edbff

Monochromatic

  1. #7000a4
  2. #a500f1
  3. #c23eff
  4. #da8bff
  5. #f2d7ff

Shades

#c23eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c23eff
  2. #af38e6
  3. #9b32cc
  4. #882bb3
  5. #742599
  6. #611f80
  7. #4e1966
  8. #3a134d
  9. #270c33
  10. #13061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c23eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c23eff
  2. #c851ff
  3. #ce65ff
  4. #d478ff
  5. #da8bff
  6. #e19fff
  7. #e7b2ff
  8. #edc5ff
  9. #f3d8ff
  10. #f9ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c23eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c23eff
  2. #bb45f2
  3. #b54be6
  4. #ae52d9
  5. #a858cc
  6. #a15fc0
  7. #9a66b3
  8. #946ca6
  9. #8d7399
  10. #87798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c84fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6c9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7368ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be5dcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c23eff {
  color: #c23eff;
}
Background
.bg-c23eff {
  background-color: #c23eff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c23eff {
  border: 2px solid #c23eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c23eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 62 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c23eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c23eff, #ff3edb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c23eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 62 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.49 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.25 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.21 #3dc100 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c23eff  rgb(194, 62, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#7bff3e  rgb(123, 255, 62)  hsl(101, 100%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ffc23e  rgb(255, 194, 62)  hsl(41, 100%, 62%)  Amber
#3effc2  rgb(62, 255, 194)  hsl(161, 100%, 62%)  Aquamarine