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#C426FF

#c426ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c426ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 14.9% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 85.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 283.69°, with 100% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.2034

Complementary

  1. #c426ff
  2. #61ff26

Split complementary

  1. #c426ff
  2. #cdff26
  3. #26ff58

Analogous

  1. #5826ff
  2. #c426ff
  3. #ff26cd

Triadic

  1. #c426ff
  2. #ffc426
  3. #26ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c426ff
  2. #ff2661
  3. #61ff26
  4. #26ffc4

Square

  1. #c426ff
  2. #ff5826
  3. #61ff26
  4. #26cdff

Monochromatic

  1. #66008c
  2. #9e00d8
  3. #c426ff
  4. #d972ff
  5. #eebfff

Shades

#c426ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c426ff
  2. #b022e6
  3. #9d1ecc
  4. #891bb3
  5. #761799
  6. #621380
  7. #4e0f66
  8. #3b0b4d
  9. #270833
  10. #14041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c426ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c426ff
  2. #ca3cff
  3. #d051ff
  4. #d667ff
  5. #dc7dff
  6. #e293ff
  7. #e7a8ff
  8. #edbeff
  9. #f3d4ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c426ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c426ff
  2. #bd2ff2
  3. #b638e6
  4. #b041d9
  5. #a94acc
  6. #a253c0
  7. #9b5cb3
  8. #9465a6
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e65bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c050ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c426ff {
  color: #c426ff;
}
Background
.bg-c426ff {
  background-color: #c426ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c426ff {
  border: 2px solid #c426ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c426ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 38 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c426ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c426ff, #ff26cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c426ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 38 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.49 #3bd900 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c426ff  rgb(196, 38, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#61ff26  rgb(97, 255, 38)  hsl(104, 100%, 57%)  Harlequin
#ffc426  rgb(255, 196, 38)  hsl(44, 100%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#26ffc4  rgb(38, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine