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#C402FF

#c402ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c402ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 0.78% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 99.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 286.01°, with 100% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.98.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #c402ff
  2. #3dff02

Split complementary

  1. #c402ff
  2. #bbff02
  3. #02ff46

Analogous

  1. #4602ff
  2. #c402ff
  3. #ff02bb

Triadic

  1. #c402ff
  2. #ffc402
  3. #02ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c402ff
  2. #ff023d
  3. #3dff02
  4. #02ffc4

Square

  1. #c402ff
  2. #ff4602
  3. #3dff02
  4. #02bbff

Monochromatic

  1. #500068
  2. #8a00b4
  3. #c402ff
  4. #d64eff
  5. #e89bff

Shades

#c402ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c402ff
  2. #b002e6
  3. #9d02cc
  4. #8901b3
  5. #760199
  6. #620180
  7. #4e0166
  8. #3b014d
  9. #270033
  10. #14001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c402ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c402ff
  2. #ca1bff
  3. #d035ff
  4. #d64eff
  5. #dc67ff
  6. #e281ff
  7. #e79aff
  8. #edb3ff
  9. #f3ccff
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c402ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c402ff
  2. #bd0ff2
  3. #b61be6
  4. #b028d9
  5. #a934cc
  6. #a241c0
  7. #9b4eb3
  8. #945aa6
  9. #8e6799
  10. #87738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5fbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c58ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d62fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c047c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c402ff {
  color: #c402ff;
}
Background
.bg-c402ff {
  background-color: #c402ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c402ff {
  border: 2px solid #c402ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c402ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 2 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c402ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c402ff, #ff02bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c402ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 2 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.91 #3bfd00 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c402ff  rgb(196, 2, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3dff02  rgb(61, 255, 2)  hsl(106, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ffc402  rgb(255, 196, 2)  hsl(46, 100%, 50%)  Mikado Yellow
#02ffc4  rgb(2, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 50%)  Aquamarine