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#C424EB

#c424eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c424eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 14.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.24°, with 83.26% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #c424eb
  2. #4beb24

Split complementary

  1. #c424eb
  2. #afeb24
  3. #24eb61

Analogous

  1. #6124eb
  2. #c424eb
  3. #eb24af

Triadic

  1. #c424eb
  2. #ebc424
  3. #24ebc4

Tetradic

  1. #c424eb
  2. #eb244b
  3. #4beb24
  4. #24ebc4

Square

  1. #c424eb
  2. #eb6124
  3. #4beb24
  4. #24afeb

Monochromatic

  1. #590a6c
  2. #9210b2
  3. #c424eb
  4. #d76af1
  5. #eab0f8

Shades

#c424eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c424eb
  2. #b020d4
  3. #9d1dbc
  4. #8919a5
  5. #76168d
  6. #621276
  7. #4e0e5e
  8. #3b0b47
  9. #27072f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c424eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c424eb
  2. #ca3aed
  3. #d050ef
  4. #d666f1
  5. #dc7cf3
  6. #e292f5
  7. #e7a7f7
  8. #edbdf9
  9. #f3d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c424eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c424eb
  2. #bd2de0
  3. #b636d6
  4. #b040cb
  5. #a949c0
  6. #a252b6
  7. #9b5bab
  8. #9464a0
  9. #8e6e95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c62b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3578d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8665e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c348ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c424eb {
  color: #c424eb;
}
Background
.bg-c424eb {
  background-color: #c424eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c424eb {
  border: 2px solid #c424eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c424eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 36 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c424eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c424eb, #eb24af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c424eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 36 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.30 #3bdb14 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c424eb  rgb(196, 36, 235)  hsl(288, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4beb24  rgb(75, 235, 36)  hsl(108, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ebc424  rgb(235, 196, 36)  hsl(48, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#24ebc4  rgb(36, 235, 196)  hsl(168, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine