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#C407CA

#c407ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c407ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 2.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 96.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 298.15°, with 93.3% saturation and 40.98% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.35.

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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #c407ca
  2. #0dca07

Split complementary

  1. #c407ca
  2. #6fca07
  3. #07ca62

Analogous

  1. #6207ca
  2. #c407ca
  3. #ca076f

Triadic

  1. #c407ca
  2. #cac407
  3. #07cac4

Tetradic

  1. #c407ca
  2. #ca070d
  3. #0dca07
  4. #07cac4

Square

  1. #c407ca
  2. #ca6207
  3. #0dca07
  4. #076fca

Monochromatic

  1. #350236
  2. #7c0480
  3. #c407ca
  4. #f126f7
  5. #f670fa

Shades

#c407ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c407ca
  2. #b006b6
  3. #9d06a2
  4. #89058d
  5. #760479
  6. #620465
  7. #4e0351
  8. #3b023d
  9. #270128
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c407ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c407ca
  2. #ca20cf
  3. #d039d5
  4. #d651da
  5. #dc6adf
  6. #e283e5
  7. #e79cea
  8. #edb5ef
  9. #f3cdf4
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c407ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c407ca
  2. #bd13c3
  3. #b61fbb
  4. #b02bb4
  5. #a937ac
  6. #a244a5
  7. #9b509e
  8. #945c96
  9. #8e688f
  10. #877487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99589c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b77c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c93c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c72f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c407ca {
  color: #c407ca;
}
Background
.bg-c407ca {
  background-color: #c407ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c407ca {
  border: 2px solid #c407ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c407ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 7 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c407ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c407ca, #ca076f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c407ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 7 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.87 #3bf835 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c407ca  rgb(196, 7, 202)  hsl(298, 93%, 41%)  Electric Purple
#0dca07  rgb(13, 202, 7)  hsl(118, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cac407  rgb(202, 196, 7)  hsl(58, 93%, 41%)  Citrine
#07cac4  rgb(7, 202, 196)  hsl(178, 93%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue