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#C422EA

#c422ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c422ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 13.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 85.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.6°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #c422ea
  2. #48ea22

Split complementary

  1. #c422ea
  2. #acea22
  3. #22ea60

Analogous

  1. #6022ea
  2. #c422ea
  3. #ea22ac

Triadic

  1. #c422ea
  2. #eac422
  3. #22eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c422ea
  2. #ea2248
  3. #48ea22
  4. #22eac4

Square

  1. #c422ea
  2. #ea6022
  3. #48ea22
  4. #22acea

Monochromatic

  1. #570a69
  2. #9111af
  3. #c422ea
  4. #d768f1
  5. #e9aef7

Shades

#c422ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c422ea
  2. #b01fd3
  3. #9d1bbb
  4. #8918a4
  5. #76148c
  6. #621175
  7. #4e0e5e
  8. #3b0a46
  9. #27072f
  10. #140317
  11. #000000

Tints

#c422ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c422ea
  2. #ca38ec
  3. #d04eee
  4. #d664f0
  5. #dc7af2
  6. #e291f5
  7. #e7a7f7
  8. #edbdf9
  9. #f3d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c422ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c422ea
  2. #bd2bdf
  3. #b635d5
  4. #b03eca
  5. #a948c0
  6. #a251b5
  7. #9b5aaa
  8. #9464a0
  9. #8e6d95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c61b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7de6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3568c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7659ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8665e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c347b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c422ea {
  color: #c422ea;
}
Background
.bg-c422ea {
  background-color: #c422ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c422ea {
  border: 2px solid #c422ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c422ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 34 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c422ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c422ea, #ea22ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c422ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 34 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #3bdd15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c422ea  rgb(196, 34, 234)  hsl(289, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#48ea22  rgb(72, 234, 34)  hsl(109, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eac422  rgb(234, 196, 34)  hsl(49, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#22eac4  rgb(34, 234, 196)  hsl(169, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise