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#C23FF2

#c23ff2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c23ff2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 24.71% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.83% cyan, 73.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.91°, with 87.32% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.2144

Complementary

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #6ff23f

Split complementary

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #c8f23f
  3. #3ff268

Analogous

  1. #683ff2
  2. #c23ff2
  3. #f23fc8

Triadic

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #f2c23f
  3. #3ff2c2

Tetradic

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #f23f6f
  3. #6ff23f
  4. #3ff2c2

Square

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #f2683f
  3. #6ff23f
  4. #3fc8f2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0a8e
  2. #a00ed6
  3. #c23ff2
  4. #d987f7
  5. #f0cefc

Shades

#c23ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #af39da
  3. #9b32c2
  4. #882ca9
  5. #742691
  6. #612079
  7. #4e1961
  8. #3a1349
  9. #270d30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#c23ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #c852f3
  3. #ce65f5
  4. #d479f6
  5. #da8cf7
  6. #e19ff9
  7. #e7b2fa
  8. #edc5fb
  9. #f3d9fc
  10. #f9ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c23ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c23ff2
  2. #bb46e7
  3. #b54cdb
  4. #ae53d0
  5. #a859c4
  6. #a160b9
  7. #9a66ae
  8. #946da2
  9. #8d7397
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3783ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7866f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866ef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c059c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c23ff2 {
  color: #c23ff2;
}
Background
.bg-c23ff2 {
  background-color: #c23ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c23ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #c23ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c23ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 63 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c23ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c23ff2, #f23fc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c23ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 63 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.26 #3dc00d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c23ff2  rgb(194, 63, 242)  hsl(284, 87%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#6ff23f  rgb(111, 242, 63)  hsl(104, 87%, 60%)  Neon Green
#f2c23f  rgb(242, 194, 63)  hsl(44, 87%, 60%)  Saffron
#3ff2c2  rgb(63, 242, 194)  hsl(164, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine