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#C404EF

#c404ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c404ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.99% cyan, 98.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.02°, with 96.71% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #c404ef
  2. #2fef04

Split complementary

  1. #c404ef
  2. #a5ef04
  3. #04ef4e

Analogous

  1. #4e04ef
  2. #c404ef
  3. #ef04a5

Triadic

  1. #c404ef
  2. #efc404
  3. #04efc4

Tetradic

  1. #c404ef
  2. #ef042f
  3. #2fef04
  4. #04efc4

Square

  1. #c404ef
  2. #ef4e04
  3. #2fef04
  4. #04a5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #490159
  2. #8603a4
  3. #c404ef
  4. #da44fc
  5. #e98ffd

Shades

#c404ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c404ef
  2. #b004d7
  3. #9d03bf
  4. #8903a7
  5. #76028f
  6. #620278
  7. #4e0260
  8. #3b0148
  9. #270130
  10. #140018
  11. #000000

Tints

#c404ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c404ef
  2. #ca1df1
  3. #d036f2
  4. #d64ff4
  5. #dc68f5
  6. #e282f7
  7. #e79bf9
  8. #edb4fa
  9. #f3cdfc
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c404ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c404ef
  2. #bd10e4
  3. #b61dd9
  4. #b029ce
  5. #a936c3
  6. #a242b8
  7. #9b4eac
  8. #945ba1
  9. #8e6796
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #147beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2528d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7155f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8261ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c340bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c404ef {
  color: #c404ef;
}
Background
.bg-c404ef {
  background-color: #c404ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c404ef {
  border: 2px solid #c404ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c404ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 4 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c404ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c404ef, #ef04a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c404ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 4 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.90 #3bfb10 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c404ef  rgb(196, 4, 239)  hsl(289, 97%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#2fef04  rgb(47, 239, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 48%)  Lime
#efc404  rgb(239, 196, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 48%)  Jonquil
#04efc4  rgb(4, 239, 196)  hsl(169, 97%, 48%)  Aquamarine