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#C404EC

#c404ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c404ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 1.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.95% cyan, 98.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.66°, with 96.67% saturation and 47.06% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #c404ec
  2. #2cec04

Split complementary

  1. #c404ec
  2. #a0ec04
  3. #04ec50

Analogous

  1. #5004ec
  2. #c404ec
  3. #ec04a0

Triadic

  1. #c404ec
  2. #ecc404
  3. #04ecc4

Tetradic

  1. #c404ec
  2. #ec042c
  3. #2cec04
  4. #04ecc4

Square

  1. #c404ec
  2. #ec5004
  3. #2cec04
  4. #04a0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #470156
  2. #8603a1
  3. #c404ec
  4. #dc41fc
  5. #ea8cfd

Shades

#c404ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c404ec
  2. #b004d4
  3. #9d03bd
  4. #8903a5
  5. #76028e
  6. #620276
  7. #4e025e
  8. #3b0147
  9. #27012f
  10. #140018
  11. #000000

Tints

#c404ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c404ec
  2. #ca1dee
  3. #d036f0
  4. #d64ff2
  5. #dc68f4
  6. #e282f6
  7. #e79bf7
  8. #edb4f9
  9. #f3cdfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c404ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c404ec
  2. #bd10e1
  3. #b61dd6
  4. #b029cc
  5. #a936c1
  6. #a242b6
  7. #9b4eab
  8. #945ba0
  9. #8e6796
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3518b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7254ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8360ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c33fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c404ec {
  color: #c404ec;
}
Background
.bg-c404ec {
  background-color: #c404ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c404ec {
  border: 2px solid #c404ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c404ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 4 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c404ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c404ec, #ec04a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c404ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 4 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.75 #3bfb13 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c404ec  rgb(196, 4, 236)  hsl(290, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#2cec04  rgb(44, 236, 4)  hsl(110, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#ecc404  rgb(236, 196, 4)  hsl(50, 97%, 47%)  Jonquil
#04ecc4  rgb(4, 236, 196)  hsl(170, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine