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#C424FC

#c424fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c424fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 284.44°, with 97.3% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.2003

Complementary

  1. #c424fc
  2. #5cfc24

Split complementary

  1. #c424fc
  2. #c8fc24
  3. #24fc58

Analogous

  1. #5824fc
  2. #c424fc
  3. #fc24c8

Triadic

  1. #c424fc
  2. #fcc424
  3. #24fcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c424fc
  2. #fc245c
  3. #5cfc24
  4. #24fcc4

Square

  1. #c424fc
  2. #fc5824
  3. #5cfc24
  4. #24c8fc

Monochromatic

  1. #630285
  2. #9b03d1
  3. #c424fc
  4. #d86ffd
  5. #edbbfe

Shades

#c424fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c424fc
  2. #b020e3
  3. #9d1dca
  4. #8919b0
  5. #761697
  6. #62127e
  7. #4e0e65
  8. #3b0b4c
  9. #270732
  10. #140419
  11. #000000

Tints

#c424fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c424fc
  2. #ca3afc
  3. #d050fd
  4. #d666fd
  5. #dc7cfd
  6. #e292fe
  7. #e7a7fe
  8. #edbdfe
  9. #f3d3fe
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c424fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c424fc
  2. #bd2df0
  3. #b636e3
  4. #b040d7
  5. #a949ca
  6. #a252be
  7. #9b5bb2
  8. #9464a5
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e64bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8167fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14ec8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c424fc {
  color: #c424fc;
}
Background
.bg-c424fc {
  background-color: #c424fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c424fc {
  border: 2px solid #c424fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c424fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 36 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c424fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c424fc, #fc24c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c424fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 36 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.32 #3bdb03 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c424fc  rgb(196, 36, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5cfc24  rgb(92, 252, 36)  hsl(104, 97%, 56%)  Harlequin
#fcc424  rgb(252, 196, 36)  hsl(44, 97%, 56%)  Mikado Yellow
#24fcc4  rgb(36, 252, 196)  hsl(164, 97%, 56%)  Aquamarine