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#C429EE

#c429ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c429ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 82.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.21°, with 85.28% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1949

Complementary

  1. #c429ee
  2. #53ee29

Split complementary

  1. #c429ee
  2. #b5ee29
  3. #29ee62

Analogous

  1. #6229ee
  2. #c429ee
  3. #ee29b5

Triadic

  1. #c429ee
  2. #eec429
  3. #29eec4

Tetradic

  1. #c429ee
  2. #ee2953
  3. #53ee29
  4. #29eec4

Square

  1. #c429ee
  2. #ee6229
  3. #53ee29
  4. #29b5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0975
  2. #970fbc
  3. #c429ee
  4. #d870f4
  5. #ebb7f9

Shades

#c429ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c429ee
  2. #b025d6
  3. #9d21be
  4. #891da7
  5. #76198f
  6. #621577
  7. #4e105f
  8. #3b0c47
  9. #270830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c429ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c429ee
  2. #ca3ef0
  3. #d054f1
  4. #d669f3
  5. #dc7ff5
  6. #e294f7
  7. #e7a9f8
  8. #edbffa
  9. #f3d4fc
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c429ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c429ee
  2. #bd32e3
  3. #b63ad8
  4. #b043cd
  5. #a94cc2
  6. #a255b7
  7. #9b5dac
  8. #9466a1
  9. #8e6f96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d63b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c25b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8667ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c429ee {
  color: #c429ee;
}
Background
.bg-c429ee {
  background-color: #c429ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c429ee {
  border: 2px solid #c429ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c429ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 41 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c429ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c429ee, #ee29b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c429ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 41 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.58 #3bd611 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c429ee  rgb(196, 41, 238)  hsl(287, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#53ee29  rgb(83, 238, 41)  hsl(107, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eec429  rgb(238, 196, 41)  hsl(47, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#29eec4  rgb(41, 238, 196)  hsl(167, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine