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#C428EA

#c428ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c428ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.25°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #c428ea
  2. #4eea28

Split complementary

  1. #c428ea
  2. #afea28
  3. #28ea63

Analogous

  1. #6328ea
  2. #c428ea
  3. #ea28af

Triadic

  1. #c428ea
  2. #eac428
  3. #28eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c428ea
  2. #ea284e
  3. #4eea28
  4. #28eac4

Square

  1. #c428ea
  2. #ea6328
  3. #4eea28
  4. #28afea

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0b6e
  2. #9412b4
  3. #c428ea
  4. #d76ef1
  5. #eab3f8

Shades

#c428ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c428ea
  2. #b024d3
  3. #9d20bb
  4. #891ca4
  5. #76188c
  6. #621475
  7. #4e105e
  8. #3b0c46
  9. #27082f
  10. #140417
  11. #000000

Tints

#c428ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c428ea
  2. #ca3eec
  3. #d053ee
  4. #d669f0
  5. #dc7ef2
  6. #e294f5
  7. #e7a9f7
  8. #edbff9
  9. #f3d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c428ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c428ea
  2. #bd31df
  3. #b63ad5
  4. #b042ca
  5. #a94bc0
  6. #a254b5
  7. #9b5daa
  8. #9466a0
  9. #8e6e95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d63b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8766e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c349ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c428ea {
  color: #c428ea;
}
Background
.bg-c428ea {
  background-color: #c428ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c428ea {
  border: 2px solid #c428ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c428ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c428ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c428ea, #ea28af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c428ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.38 #3bd715 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c428ea  rgb(196, 40, 234)  hsl(288, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4eea28  rgb(78, 234, 40)  hsl(108, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eac428  rgb(234, 196, 40)  hsl(48, 82%, 54%)  Jonquil
#28eac4  rgb(40, 234, 196)  hsl(168, 82%, 54%)  Turquoise