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#C505EE

#c505ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c505ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 1.96% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.23% cyan, 97.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.44°, with 95.88% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #c505ee
  2. #2eee05

Split complementary

  1. #c505ee
  2. #a3ee05
  3. #05ee50

Analogous

  1. #5005ee
  2. #c505ee
  3. #ee05a3

Triadic

  1. #c505ee
  2. #eec505
  3. #05eec5

Tetradic

  1. #c505ee
  2. #ee052e
  3. #2eee05
  4. #05eec5

Square

  1. #c505ee
  2. #ee5005
  3. #2eee05
  4. #05a3ee

Monochromatic

  1. #490258
  2. #8703a3
  3. #c505ee
  4. #db44fb
  5. #e98ffd

Shades

#c505ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c505ee
  2. #b105d6
  3. #9e04be
  4. #8a04a7
  5. #76038f
  6. #630377
  7. #4f025f
  8. #3b0247
  9. #270130
  10. #140118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c505ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c505ee
  2. #cb1ef0
  3. #d137f1
  4. #d650f3
  5. #dc69f5
  6. #e282f7
  7. #e89bf8
  8. #eeb4fa
  9. #f3cdfc
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c505ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c505ee
  2. #be11e3
  3. #b71ed8
  4. #b02acd
  5. #a936c2
  6. #a343b7
  7. #9c4fac
  8. #955ba1
  9. #8e6796
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3528c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7355f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8461ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c440bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c505ee {
  color: #c505ee;
}
Background
.bg-c505ee {
  background-color: #c505ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c505ee {
  border: 2px solid #c505ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c505ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 5 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c505ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c505ee, #ee05a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c505ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 5 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.05 #3afa11 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c505ee  rgb(197, 5, 238)  hsl(289, 96%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#2eee05  rgb(46, 238, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#eec505  rgb(238, 197, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 48%)  Jonquil
#05eec5  rgb(5, 238, 197)  hsl(169, 96%, 48%)  Aquamarine