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#C427FC

#c427fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c427fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 15.29% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 97.26% 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 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #c427fc
  2. #5ffc27

Split complementary

  1. #c427fc
  2. #c9fc27
  3. #27fc5a

Analogous

  1. #5a27fc
  2. #c427fc
  3. #fc27c9

Triadic

  1. #c427fc
  2. #fcc427
  3. #27fcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c427fc
  2. #fc275f
  3. #5ffc27
  4. #27fcc4

Square

  1. #c427fc
  2. #fc5a27
  3. #5ffc27
  4. #27c9fc

Monochromatic

  1. #650288
  2. #9d03d4
  3. #c427fc
  4. #d972fd
  5. #edbefe

Shades

#c427fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c427fc
  2. #b023e3
  3. #9d1fca
  4. #891bb0
  5. #761797
  6. #62147e
  7. #4e1065
  8. #3b0c4c
  9. #270832
  10. #140419
  11. #000000

Tints

#c427fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c427fc
  2. #ca3dfc
  3. #d052fd
  4. #d668fd
  5. #dc7dfd
  6. #e293fe
  7. #e7a9fe
  8. #edbefe
  9. #f3d4fe
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c427fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c427fc
  2. #bd30f0
  3. #b639e3
  4. #b042d7
  5. #a94bca
  6. #a254be
  7. #9b5cb2
  8. #9465a5
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778c
  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 #9e65bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8167fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c150c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c427fc {
  color: #c427fc;
}
Background
.bg-c427fc {
  background-color: #c427fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c427fc {
  border: 2px solid #c427fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c427fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 39 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 97% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c427fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c427fc, #fc27c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c427fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 39 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.51 #3bd803 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c427fc  rgb(196, 39, 252)  hsl(284, 97%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5ffc27  rgb(95, 252, 39)  hsl(104, 97%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fcc427  rgb(252, 196, 39)  hsl(44, 97%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#27fcc4  rgb(39, 252, 196)  hsl(164, 97%, 57%)  Aquamarine