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#C42DFD

#c42dfd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c42dfd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 17.65% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.53% cyan, 82.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.56°, with 98.11% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #66fd2d

Split complementary

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #cefd2d
  3. #2dfd5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2dfd
  2. #c42dfd
  3. #fd2dce

Triadic

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #fdc42d
  3. #2dfdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #fd2d66
  3. #66fd2d
  4. #2dfdc4

Square

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #fd5c2d
  3. #66fd2d
  4. #2dcefd

Monochromatic

  1. #690190
  2. #a002db
  3. #c42dfd
  4. #d979fe
  5. #efc5fe

Shades

#c42dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #b029e4
  3. #9d24ca
  4. #8920b1
  5. #761b98
  6. #62177f
  7. #4e1265
  8. #3b0e4c
  9. #270933
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c42dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #ca42fd
  3. #d057fd
  4. #d66cfe
  5. #dc81fe
  6. #e296fe
  7. #e7abfe
  8. #edc0fe
  9. #f3d5ff
  10. #f9eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c42dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c42dfd
  2. #bd35f1
  3. #b63ee4
  4. #b046d8
  5. #a94ecb
  6. #a257bf
  7. #9b5fb2
  8. #9467a6
  9. #8e6f99
  10. #87788d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f67be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0581f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7261ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8269fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c053c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c42dfd {
  color: #c42dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c42dfd {
  background-color: #c42dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c42dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c42dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c42dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 45 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c42dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42dfd, #fd2dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c42dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 45 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.94 #3bd202 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c42dfd  rgb(196, 45, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#66fd2d  rgb(102, 253, 45)  hsl(104, 98%, 58%)  Harlequin
#fdc42d  rgb(253, 196, 45)  hsl(44, 98%, 58%)  Mikado Yellow
#2dfdc4  rgb(45, 253, 196)  hsl(164, 98%, 58%)  Aquamarine