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#C424FF

#c424ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c424ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 85.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 283.84°, with 100% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #c424ff
  2. #5fff24

Split complementary

  1. #c424ff
  2. #ccff24
  3. #24ff57

Analogous

  1. #5724ff
  2. #c424ff
  3. #ff24cc

Triadic

  1. #c424ff
  2. #ffc424
  3. #24ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c424ff
  2. #ff245f
  3. #5fff24
  4. #24ffc4

Square

  1. #c424ff
  2. #ff5724
  3. #5fff24
  4. #24ccff

Monochromatic

  1. #65008a
  2. #9d00d7
  3. #c424ff
  4. #d971ff
  5. #edbdff

Shades

#c424ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c424ff
  2. #b020e6
  3. #9d1dcc
  4. #8919b3
  5. #761699
  6. #621280
  7. #4e0e66
  8. #3b0b4d
  9. #270733
  10. #14041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c424ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c424ff
  2. #ca3aff
  3. #d050ff
  4. #d666ff
  5. #dc7cff
  6. #e292ff
  7. #e7a7ff
  8. #edbdff
  9. #f3d3ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c424ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c424ff
  2. #bd2df2
  3. #b636e6
  4. #b040d9
  5. #a949cc
  6. #a252c0
  7. #9b5bb3
  8. #9464a6
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e64bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c050ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c424ff {
  color: #c424ff;
}
Background
.bg-c424ff {
  background-color: #c424ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c424ff {
  border: 2px solid #c424ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c424ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 36 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c424ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c424ff, #ff24cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c424ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 36 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.98 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.37 #3bdb00 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c424ff  rgb(196, 36, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5fff24  rgb(95, 255, 36)  hsl(104, 100%, 57%)  Harlequin
#ffc424  rgb(255, 196, 36)  hsl(44, 100%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#24ffc4  rgb(36, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine