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#C408FF

#c408ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c408ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 3.14% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 96.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.67°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.1.

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Relative luminance0.1913

Complementary

  1. #c408ff
  2. #43ff08

Split complementary

  1. #c408ff
  2. #beff08
  3. #08ff49

Analogous

  1. #4908ff
  2. #c408ff
  3. #ff08be

Triadic

  1. #c408ff
  2. #ffc408
  3. #08ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c408ff
  2. #ff0843
  3. #43ff08
  4. #08ffc4

Square

  1. #c408ff
  2. #ff4908
  3. #43ff08
  4. #08beff

Monochromatic

  1. #54006e
  2. #8e00bb
  3. #c408ff
  4. #d655ff
  5. #e9a1ff

Shades

#c408ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c408ff
  2. #b007e6
  3. #9d06cc
  4. #8906b3
  5. #760599
  6. #620480
  7. #4e0366
  8. #3b024d
  9. #270233
  10. #14011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c408ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c408ff
  2. #ca21ff
  3. #d039ff
  4. #d652ff
  5. #dc6bff
  6. #e284ff
  7. #e79cff
  8. #edb5ff
  9. #f3ceff
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c408ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c408ff
  2. #bd14f2
  3. #b620e6
  4. #b02cd9
  5. #a938cc
  6. #a244c0
  7. #9b50b3
  8. #945ca6
  9. #8e6899
  10. #87748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d60be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c59ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e62fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c048c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c408ff {
  color: #c408ff;
}
Background
.bg-c408ff {
  background-color: #c408ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c408ff {
  border: 2px solid #c408ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c408ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 8 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c408ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c408ff, #ff08be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c408ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 8 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.81 #3bf700 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c408ff  rgb(196, 8, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#43ff08  rgb(67, 255, 8)  hsl(106, 100%, 52%)  Harlequin
#ffc408  rgb(255, 196, 8)  hsl(46, 100%, 52%)  Mikado Yellow
#08ffc4  rgb(8, 255, 196)  hsl(166, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine