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#C403FF

#c403ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c403ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 1.18% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 98.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.95°, with 100% saturation and 50.59% 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 1.

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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #c403ff
  2. #3eff03

Split complementary

  1. #c403ff
  2. #bcff03
  3. #03ff46

Analogous

  1. #4603ff
  2. #c403ff
  3. #ff03bc

Triadic

  1. #c403ff
  2. #ffc403
  3. #03ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c403ff
  2. #ff033e
  3. #3eff03
  4. #03ffc4

Square

  1. #c403ff
  2. #ff4603
  3. #3eff03
  4. #03bcff

Monochromatic

  1. #500069
  2. #8b00b6
  3. #c403ff
  4. #d650ff
  5. #e89cff

Shades

#c403ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c403ff
  2. #b003e6
  3. #9d02cc
  4. #8902b3
  5. #760299
  6. #620280
  7. #4e0166
  8. #3b014d
  9. #270133
  10. #14001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c403ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c403ff
  2. #ca1cff
  3. #d035ff
  4. #d64fff
  5. #dc68ff
  6. #e281ff
  7. #e79aff
  8. #edb3ff
  9. #f3cdff
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c403ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c403ff
  2. #bd10f2
  3. #b61ce6
  4. #b029d9
  5. #a935cc
  6. #a242c0
  7. #9b4eb3
  8. #945ba6
  9. #8e6799
  10. #87748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5fbe ≈ 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-c403ff {
  color: #c403ff;
}
Background
.bg-c403ff {
  background-color: #c403ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c403ff {
  border: 2px solid #c403ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c403ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 3 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c403ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c403ff, #ff03bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c403ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 3 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.90 #3bfc00 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c403ff  rgb(196, 3, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3eff03  rgb(62, 255, 3)  hsl(106, 100%, 51%)  Harlequin
#ffc403  rgb(255, 196, 3)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#03ffc4  rgb(3, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 51%)  Aquamarine