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#C500CE

#c500ce ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c500ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 0% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.37% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 297.38°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.82.

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Relative luminance0.1633

Complementary

  1. #c500ce
  2. #09ce00

Split complementary

  1. #c500ce
  2. #70ce00
  3. #00ce5e

Analogous

  1. #5e00ce
  2. #c500ce
  3. #ce0070

Triadic

  1. #c500ce
  2. #cec500
  3. #00cec5

Tetradic

  1. #c500ce
  2. #ce0009
  3. #09ce00
  4. #00cec5

Square

  1. #c500ce
  2. #ce5e00
  3. #09ce00
  4. #0070ce

Monochromatic

  1. #330035
  2. #7c0081
  3. #c500ce
  4. #f51bff
  5. #f868ff

Shades

#c500ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c500ce
  2. #b100b9
  3. #9e00a5
  4. #8a0090
  5. #76007c
  6. #630067
  7. #4f0052
  8. #3b003e
  9. #270029
  10. #140015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c500ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c500ce
  2. #cb1ad3
  3. #d133d8
  4. #d64ddd
  5. #dc66e2
  6. #e280e7
  7. #e899eb
  8. #eeb3f0
  9. #f3ccf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c500ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c500ce
  2. #be0dc6
  3. #b71abe
  4. #b026b7
  5. #a933af
  6. #a340a7
  7. #9c4d9f
  8. #955a97
  9. #8e6690
  10. #877388
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a589f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4877ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c82fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c500ce {
  color: #c500ce;
}
Background
.bg-c500ce {
  background-color: #c500ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c500ce {
  border: 2px solid #c500ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c500ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 0 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c500ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c500ce, #ce0070);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c500ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 0 206 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.68 #3aff31 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c500ce  rgb(197, 0, 206)  hsl(297, 100%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#09ce00  rgb(9, 206, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cec500  rgb(206, 197, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#00cec5  rgb(0, 206, 197)  hsl(177, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise