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#C40EF2

#c40ef2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c40ef2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 5.49% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.01% cyan, 94.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 287.89°, with 89.76% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #3cf20e

Split complementary

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #aef20e
  3. #0ef252

Analogous

  1. #520ef2
  2. #c40ef2
  3. #f20eae

Triadic

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #f2c40e
  3. #0ef2c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #f20e3c
  3. #3cf20e
  4. #0ef2c4

Square

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #f2520e
  3. #3cf20e
  4. #0eaef2

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0562
  2. #8a09aa
  3. #c40ef2
  4. #d657f6
  5. #e89ffa

Shades

#c40ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #b00dda
  3. #9d0bc2
  4. #890aa9
  5. #760891
  6. #620779
  7. #4e0661
  8. #3b0449
  9. #270330
  10. #140118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #ca26f3
  3. #d03ef5
  4. #d656f6
  5. #dc6ef7
  6. #e287f9
  7. #e79ffa
  8. #edb7fb
  9. #f3cffc
  10. #f9e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40ef2
  2. #bd19e7
  3. #b625db
  4. #b030d0
  5. #a93cc4
  6. #a247b9
  7. #9b52ae
  8. #945ea2
  9. #8e6997
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d7bee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1558f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7157f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8262f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c243bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40ef2 {
  color: #c40ef2;
}
Background
.bg-c40ef2 {
  background-color: #c40ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c40ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #c40ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 14 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 90% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40ef2, #f20eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 14 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.29 #3bf10d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c40ef2  rgb(196, 14, 242)  hsl(288, 90%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3cf20e  rgb(60, 242, 14)  hsl(108, 90%, 50%)  Neon Green
#f2c40e  rgb(242, 196, 14)  hsl(48, 90%, 50%)  Jonquil
#0ef2c4  rgb(14, 242, 196)  hsl(168, 90%, 50%)  Aquamarine