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#C503ED

#c503ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c503ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 1.18% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.88% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.74°, with 97.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #c503ed
  2. #2bed03

Split complementary

  1. #c503ed
  2. #a0ed03
  3. #03ed50

Analogous

  1. #5003ed
  2. #c503ed
  3. #ed03a0

Triadic

  1. #c503ed
  2. #edc503
  3. #03edc5

Tetradic

  1. #c503ed
  2. #ed032b
  3. #2bed03
  4. #03edc5

Square

  1. #c503ed
  2. #ed5003
  3. #2bed03
  4. #03a0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #470156
  2. #8602a1
  3. #c503ed
  4. #dc40fd
  5. #ea8bfe

Shades

#c503ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c503ed
  2. #b103d5
  3. #9e02be
  4. #8a02a6
  5. #76028e
  6. #630277
  7. #4f015f
  8. #3b0147
  9. #27012f
  10. #140018
  11. #000000

Tints

#c503ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c503ed
  2. #cb1cef
  3. #d135f1
  4. #d64ff2
  5. #dc68f4
  6. #e281f6
  7. #e89af8
  8. #eeb3fa
  9. #f3cdfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c503ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c503ed
  2. #be10e2
  3. #b71cd7
  4. #b029cc
  5. #a935c1
  6. #a342b7
  7. #9c4eac
  8. #955ba1
  9. #8e6796
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e7be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4518c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7354f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8461eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43fbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c503ed {
  color: #c503ed;
}
Background
.bg-c503ed {
  background-color: #c503ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c503ed {
  border: 2px solid #c503ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c503ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 3 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c503ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c503ed, #ed03a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c503ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 3 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.96 #3afc12 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c503ed  rgb(197, 3, 237)  hsl(290, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#2bed03  rgb(43, 237, 3)  hsl(110, 98%, 47%)  Lime
#edc503  rgb(237, 197, 3)  hsl(50, 98%, 47%)  Jonquil
#03edc5  rgb(3, 237, 197)  hsl(170, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine