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#C418CA

#c418ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c418ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 9.41% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.98°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.31.

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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #c418ca
  2. #1eca18

Split complementary

  1. #c418ca
  2. #77ca18
  3. #18ca6b

Analogous

  1. #6b18ca
  2. #c418ca
  3. #ca1877

Triadic

  1. #c418ca
  2. #cac418
  3. #18cac4

Tetradic

  1. #c418ca
  2. #ca181e
  3. #1eca18
  4. #18cac4

Square

  1. #c418ca
  2. #ca6b18
  3. #1eca18
  4. #1877ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0841
  2. #821086
  3. #c418ca
  4. #e346e9
  5. #ee8af1

Shades

#c418ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c418ca
  2. #b016b6
  3. #9d13a2
  4. #89118d
  5. #760e79
  6. #620c65
  7. #4e0a51
  8. #3b073d
  9. #270528
  10. #140214
  11. #000000

Tints

#c418ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c418ca
  2. #ca2fcf
  3. #d046d5
  4. #d65dda
  5. #dc74df
  6. #e28ce5
  7. #e7a3ea
  8. #edbaef
  9. #f3d1f4
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c418ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c418ca
  2. #bd22c3
  3. #b62dbb
  4. #b037b4
  5. #a942ac
  6. #a24ca5
  7. #9b569e
  8. #946196
  9. #8e6b8f
  10. #877687
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e78c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d50cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d60c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c735a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c418ca {
  color: #c418ca;
}
Background
.bg-c418ca {
  background-color: #c418ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c418ca {
  border: 2px solid #c418ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c418ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 24 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c418ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c418ca, #ca1877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c418ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 24 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.13 #3be735 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c418ca  rgb(196, 24, 202)  hsl(298, 79%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#1eca18  rgb(30, 202, 24)  hsl(118, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cac418  rgb(202, 196, 24)  hsl(58, 79%, 44%)  Citrine
#18cac4  rgb(24, 202, 196)  hsl(178, 79%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue