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#C425FD

#c425fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c425fd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 14.51% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.53% cyan, 85.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.17°, with 98.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.2015

Complementary

  1. #c425fd
  2. #5efd25

Split complementary

  1. #c425fd
  2. #cafd25
  3. #25fd58

Analogous

  1. #5825fd
  2. #c425fd
  3. #fd25ca

Triadic

  1. #c425fd
  2. #fdc425
  3. #25fdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c425fd
  2. #fd255e
  3. #5efd25
  4. #25fdc4

Square

  1. #c425fd
  2. #fd5825
  3. #5efd25
  4. #25cafd

Monochromatic

  1. #640188
  2. #9c02d4
  3. #c425fd
  4. #d971fe
  5. #edbdfe

Shades

#c425fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c425fd
  2. #b021e4
  3. #9d1eca
  4. #891ab1
  5. #761698
  6. #62137f
  7. #4e0f65
  8. #3b0b4c
  9. #270733
  10. #140419
  11. #000000

Tints

#c425fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c425fd
  2. #ca3bfd
  3. #d051fd
  4. #d666fe
  5. #dc7cfe
  6. #e292fe
  7. #e7a8fe
  8. #edbefe
  9. #f3d3ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c425fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c425fd
  2. #bd2ef1
  3. #b637e4
  4. #b040d8
  5. #a949cb
  6. #a253bf
  7. #9b5cb2
  8. #9465a6
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e64be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c425fd {
  color: #c425fd;
}
Background
.bg-c425fd {
  background-color: #c425fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c425fd {
  border: 2px solid #c425fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c425fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 37 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c425fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c425fd, #fd25ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c425fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 37 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.40 #3bda02 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c425fd  rgb(196, 37, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5efd25  rgb(94, 253, 37)  hsl(104, 98%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fdc425  rgb(253, 196, 37)  hsl(44, 98%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#25fdc4  rgb(37, 253, 196)  hsl(164, 98%, 57%)  Aquamarine