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#C305EF

#c305ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c305ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 1.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.41% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288.72°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #c305ef
  2. #31ef05

Split complementary

  1. #c305ef
  2. #a6ef05
  3. #05ef4e

Analogous

  1. #4e05ef
  2. #c305ef
  3. #ef05a6

Triadic

  1. #c305ef
  2. #efc305
  3. #05efc3

Tetradic

  1. #c305ef
  2. #ef0531
  3. #31ef05
  4. #05efc3

Square

  1. #c305ef
  2. #ef4e05
  3. #31ef05
  4. #05a6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #490259
  2. #8603a4
  3. #c305ef
  4. #d945fb
  5. #e890fd

Shades

#c305ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c305ef
  2. #b005d7
  3. #9c04bf
  4. #8904a7
  5. #75038f
  6. #620378
  7. #4e0260
  8. #3b0248
  9. #270130
  10. #140118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c305ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c305ef
  2. #c91ef1
  3. #cf37f2
  4. #d550f4
  5. #db69f5
  6. #e182f7
  7. #e79bf9
  8. #edb4fa
  9. #f3cdfc
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c305ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c305ef
  2. #bc11e4
  3. #b61ed9
  4. #af2ace
  5. #a836c3
  6. #a243b8
  7. #9b4fac
  8. #945ba1
  9. #8d6796
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #107aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1538d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7055f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8160ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c241bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c305ef {
  color: #c305ef;
}
Background
.bg-c305ef {
  background-color: #c305ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c305ef {
  border: 2px solid #c305ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c305ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 5 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c305ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c305ef, #ef05a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c305ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 5 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.73 #3cfa10 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c305ef  rgb(195, 5, 239)  hsl(289, 96%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#31ef05  rgb(49, 239, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#efc305  rgb(239, 195, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 48%)  Jonquil
#05efc3  rgb(5, 239, 195)  hsl(169, 96%, 48%)  Aquamarine