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#C243FA

#c243fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c243fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 26.27% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.4% cyan, 73.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.64°, with 94.82% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #c243fa
  2. #7bfa43

Split complementary

  1. #c243fa
  2. #d7fa43
  3. #43fa67

Analogous

  1. #6743fa
  2. #c243fa
  3. #fa43d7

Triadic

  1. #c243fa
  2. #fac243
  3. #43fac2

Tetradic

  1. #c243fa
  2. #fa437b
  3. #7bfa43
  4. #43fac2

Square

  1. #c243fa
  2. #fa6743
  3. #7bfa43
  4. #43d7fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7004a0
  2. #a506ea
  3. #c243fa
  4. #da8efc
  5. #f2d8fe

Shades

#c243fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c243fa
  2. #af3ce1
  3. #9b36c8
  4. #882faf
  5. #742896
  6. #61227d
  7. #4e1b64
  8. #3a144b
  9. #270d32
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#c243fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c243fa
  2. #c856fb
  3. #ce69fb
  4. #d47bfc
  5. #da8efc
  6. #e1a1fd
  7. #e7b4fd
  8. #edc7fe
  9. #f3d9fe
  10. #f9ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c243fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c243fa
  2. #bb49ee
  3. #b54fe2
  4. #ae55d5
  5. #a85bc9
  6. #a162bd
  7. #9a68b1
  8. #946ea5
  9. #8d7498
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06ebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f85f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776afd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8570f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be5ec9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c243fa {
  color: #c243fa;
}
Background
.bg-c243fa {
  background-color: #c243fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c243fa {
  border: 2px solid #c243fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c243fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 67 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c243fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c243fa, #fa43d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c243fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 67 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.30 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.91 #3dbc05 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c243fa  rgb(194, 67, 250)  hsl(282, 95%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#7bfa43  rgb(123, 250, 67)  hsl(102, 95%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fac243  rgb(250, 194, 67)  hsl(42, 95%, 62%)  Saffron
#43fac2  rgb(67, 250, 194)  hsl(162, 95%, 62%)  Aquamarine