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#C409FC

#c409fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c409fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 3.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 96.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 286.17°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #c409fc
  2. #41fc09

Split complementary

  1. #c409fc
  2. #bbfc09
  3. #09fc4b

Analogous

  1. #4b09fc
  2. #c409fc
  3. #fc09bb

Triadic

  1. #c409fc
  2. #fcc409
  3. #09fcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c409fc
  2. #fc0941
  3. #41fc09
  4. #09fcc4

Square

  1. #c409fc
  2. #fc4b09
  3. #41fc09
  4. #09bbfc

Monochromatic

  1. #52016b
  2. #8d02b6
  3. #c409fc
  4. #d655fd
  5. #e8a0fe

Shades

#c409fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c409fc
  2. #b008e3
  3. #9d07ca
  4. #8906b0
  5. #760597
  6. #62057e
  7. #4e0465
  8. #3b034c
  9. #270232
  10. #140119
  11. #000000

Tints

#c409fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c409fc
  2. #ca22fc
  3. #d03afd
  4. #d653fd
  5. #dc6bfd
  6. #e284fe
  7. #e79dfe
  8. #edb5fe
  9. #f3cefe
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c409fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c409fc
  2. #bd15f0
  3. #b621e3
  4. #b02dd7
  5. #a939ca
  6. #a245be
  7. #9b50b2
  8. #945ca5
  9. #8e6899
  10. #87748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d58ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f62f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c147c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c409fc {
  color: #c409fc;
}
Background
.bg-c409fc {
  background-color: #c409fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c409fc {
  border: 2px solid #c409fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c409fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 9 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c409fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c409fc, #fc09bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c409fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 9 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.83 #3bf603 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c409fc  rgb(196, 9, 252)  hsl(286, 98%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#41fc09  rgb(65, 252, 9)  hsl(106, 98%, 51%)  Harlequin
#fcc409  rgb(252, 196, 9)  hsl(46, 98%, 51%)  Golden Poppy
#09fcc4  rgb(9, 252, 196)  hsl(166, 98%, 51%)  Aquamarine