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#C442FC

#c442fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c442fc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 25.88% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 281.94°, with 96.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.2266

Complementary

  1. #c442fc
  2. #7afc42

Split complementary

  1. #c442fc
  2. #d7fc42
  3. #42fc67

Analogous

  1. #6742fc
  2. #c442fc
  3. #fc42d7

Triadic

  1. #c442fc
  2. #fcc442
  3. #42fcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c442fc
  2. #fc427a
  3. #7afc42
  4. #42fcc4

Square

  1. #c442fc
  2. #fc6742
  3. #7afc42
  4. #42d7fc

Monochromatic

  1. #7203a2
  2. #a704ee
  3. #c442fc
  4. #dc8dfd
  5. #f3d9fe

Shades

#c442fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c442fc
  2. #b03be3
  3. #9d35ca
  4. #892eb0
  5. #762897
  6. #62217e
  7. #4e1a65
  8. #3b144c
  9. #270d32
  10. #140719
  11. #000000

Tints

#c442fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c442fc
  2. #ca55fc
  3. #d068fd
  4. #d67bfd
  5. #dc8efd
  6. #e2a1fe
  7. #e7b3fe
  8. #edc6fe
  9. #f3d9fe
  10. #f9ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c442fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c442fc
  2. #bd48f0
  3. #b64ee3
  4. #b055d7
  5. #a95bca
  6. #a261be
  7. #9b67b2
  8. #946da5
  9. #8e7499
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16fc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e86f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6c9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8671fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05eca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c442fc {
  color: #c442fc;
}
Background
.bg-c442fc {
  background-color: #c442fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c442fc {
  border: 2px solid #c442fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c442fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 66 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c442fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c442fc, #fc42d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c442fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 66 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.73 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.73 #3bbd03 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c442fc  rgb(196, 66, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#7afc42  rgb(122, 252, 66)  hsl(102, 97%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fcc442  rgb(252, 196, 66)  hsl(42, 97%, 62%)  Saffron
#42fcc4  rgb(66, 252, 196)  hsl(162, 97%, 62%)  Aquamarine