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#C429EB

#c429eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c429eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 16.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 82.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 287.94°, with 82.91% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #c429eb
  2. #50eb29

Split complementary

  1. #c429eb
  2. #b1eb29
  3. #29eb63

Analogous

  1. #6329eb
  2. #c429eb
  3. #eb29b1

Triadic

  1. #c429eb
  2. #ebc429
  3. #29ebc4

Tetradic

  1. #c429eb
  2. #eb2950
  3. #50eb29
  4. #29ebc4

Square

  1. #c429eb
  2. #eb6329
  3. #50eb29
  4. #29b1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0b71
  2. #9511b6
  3. #c429eb
  4. #d76ff2
  5. #ebb5f8

Shades

#c429eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c429eb
  2. #b025d4
  3. #9d21bc
  4. #891da5
  5. #76198d
  6. #621576
  7. #4e105e
  8. #3b0c47
  9. #27082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c429eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c429eb
  2. #ca3eed
  3. #d054ef
  4. #d669f1
  5. #dc7ff3
  6. #e294f5
  7. #e7a9f7
  8. #edbff9
  9. #f3d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c429eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c429eb
  2. #bd32e0
  3. #b63ad6
  4. #b043cb
  5. #a94cc0
  6. #a255b6
  7. #9b5dab
  8. #9466a0
  9. #8e6f95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d63b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3598e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8666e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c429eb {
  color: #c429eb;
}
Background
.bg-c429eb {
  background-color: #c429eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c429eb {
  border: 2px solid #c429eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c429eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 41 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c429eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c429eb, #eb29b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c429eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 41 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.48 #3bd614 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c429eb  rgb(196, 41, 235)  hsl(288, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#50eb29  rgb(80, 235, 41)  hsl(108, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ebc429  rgb(235, 196, 41)  hsl(48, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#29ebc4  rgb(41, 235, 196)  hsl(168, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine