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#C427FF

#c427ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c427ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.14% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 283.61°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.2041

Complementary

  1. #c427ff
  2. #62ff27

Split complementary

  1. #c427ff
  2. #ceff27
  3. #27ff58

Analogous

  1. #5827ff
  2. #c427ff
  3. #ff27ce

Triadic

  1. #c427ff
  2. #ffc427
  3. #27ffc4

Tetradic

  1. #c427ff
  2. #ff2762
  3. #62ff27
  4. #27ffc4

Square

  1. #c427ff
  2. #ff5827
  3. #62ff27
  4. #27ceff

Monochromatic

  1. #66008d
  2. #9e00da
  3. #c427ff
  4. #d974ff
  5. #eec0ff

Shades

#c427ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c427ff
  2. #b023e6
  3. #9d1fcc
  4. #891bb3
  5. #761799
  6. #621480
  7. #4e1066
  8. #3b0c4d
  9. #270833
  10. #14041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c427ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c427ff
  2. #ca3dff
  3. #d052ff
  4. #d668ff
  5. #dc7dff
  6. #e293ff
  7. #e7a9ff
  8. #edbeff
  9. #f3d4ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c427ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c427ff
  2. #bd30f2
  3. #b639e6
  4. #b042d9
  5. #a94bcc
  6. #a254c0
  7. #9b5cb3
  8. #9465a6
  9. #8e6e99
  10. #87778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 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 #8068fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c051ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c427ff {
  color: #c427ff;
}
Background
.bg-c427ff {
  background-color: #c427ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c427ff {
  border: 2px solid #c427ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c427ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 39 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c427ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c427ff, #ff27ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c427ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 39 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.55 #3bd800 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c427ff  rgb(196, 39, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#62ff27  rgb(98, 255, 39)  hsl(104, 100%, 58%)  Harlequin
#ffc427  rgb(255, 196, 39)  hsl(44, 100%, 58%)  Mikado Yellow
#27ffc4  rgb(39, 255, 196)  hsl(164, 100%, 58%)  Aquamarine