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#C42FEC

#c42fec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c42fec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 18.43% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.95% cyan, 80.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 287.3°, with 83.26% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #c42fec
  2. #57ec2f

Split complementary

  1. #c42fec
  2. #b6ec2f
  3. #2fec65

Analogous

  1. #652fec
  2. #c42fec
  3. #ec2fb6

Triadic

  1. #c42fec
  2. #ecc42f
  3. #2fecc4

Tetradic

  1. #c42fec
  2. #ec2f57
  3. #57ec2f
  4. #2fecc4

Square

  1. #c42fec
  2. #ec652f
  3. #57ec2f
  4. #2fb6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #600b77
  2. #9911bd
  3. #c42fec
  4. #d875f2
  5. #ecbbf9

Shades

#c42fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c42fec
  2. #b02ad4
  3. #9d26bd
  4. #8921a5
  5. #761c8e
  6. #621876
  7. #4e135e
  8. #3b0e47
  9. #27092f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c42fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c42fec
  2. #ca44ee
  3. #d059f0
  4. #d66df2
  5. #dc82f4
  6. #e297f6
  7. #e7acf7
  8. #edc1f9
  9. #f3d5fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c42fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c42fec
  2. #bd37e1
  3. #b63fd6
  4. #b047cc
  5. #a94fc1
  6. #a258b6
  7. #9b60ab
  8. #9468a0
  9. #8e7096
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e65b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #357fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c25c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8768ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c42fec {
  color: #c42fec;
}
Background
.bg-c42fec {
  background-color: #c42fec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c42fec {
  border: 2px solid #c42fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c42fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 47 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c42fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42fec, #ec2fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c42fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 47 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.87 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.67 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.58 #3bd013 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c42fec  rgb(196, 47, 236)  hsl(287, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#57ec2f  rgb(87, 236, 47)  hsl(107, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecc42f  rgb(236, 196, 47)  hsl(47, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2fecc4  rgb(47, 236, 196)  hsl(167, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine