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#C400F9

#c400f9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c400f9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 0% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 287.23°, with 100% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #c400f9
  2. #35f900

Split complementary

  1. #c400f9
  2. #b1f900
  3. #00f947

Analogous

  1. #4700f9
  2. #c400f9
  3. #f900b1

Triadic

  1. #c400f9
  2. #f9c400
  3. #00f9c4

Tetradic

  1. #c400f9
  2. #f90035
  3. #35f900
  4. #00f9c4

Square

  1. #c400f9
  2. #f94700
  3. #35f900
  4. #00b1f9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0060
  2. #8800ac
  3. #c400f9
  4. #d846ff
  5. #e893ff

Shades

#c400f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c400f9
  2. #b000e0
  3. #9d00c7
  4. #8900ae
  5. #760095
  6. #62007d
  7. #4e0064
  8. #3b004b
  9. #270032
  10. #140019
  11. #000000

Tints

#c400f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c400f9
  2. #ca1afa
  3. #d033fa
  4. #d64dfb
  5. #dc66fb
  6. #e280fc
  7. #e799fd
  8. #edb3fd
  9. #f3ccfe
  10. #f9e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c400f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c400f9
  2. #bd0ded
  3. #b61ae1
  4. #b026d5
  5. #a933c9
  6. #a240bd
  7. #9b4db0
  8. #945aa4
  9. #8e6698
  10. #87738c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5eba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e57fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f61f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c144c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c400f9 {
  color: #c400f9;
}
Background
.bg-c400f9 {
  background-color: #c400f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c400f9 {
  border: 2px solid #c400f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c400f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 0 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c400f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c400f9, #f900b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c400f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 0 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.42 #3bff06 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c400f9  rgb(196, 0, 249)  hsl(287, 100%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#35f900  rgb(53, 249, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 49%)  Neon Green
#f9c400  rgb(249, 196, 0)  hsl(47, 100%, 49%)  Golden Poppy
#00f9c4  rgb(0, 249, 196)  hsl(167, 100%, 49%)  Aquamarine