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#C507CD

#c507cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c507cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 2.75% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 96.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 297.58°, with 93.4% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #c507cd
  2. #0fcd07

Split complementary

  1. #c507cd
  2. #72cd07
  3. #07cd62

Analogous

  1. #6207cd
  2. #c507cd
  3. #cd0772

Triadic

  1. #c507cd
  2. #cdc507
  3. #07cdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c507cd
  2. #cd070f
  3. #0fcd07
  4. #07cdc5

Square

  1. #c507cd
  2. #cd6207
  3. #0fcd07
  4. #0772cd

Monochromatic

  1. #370239
  2. #7e0483
  3. #c507cd
  4. #ef29f8
  5. #f573fa

Shades

#c507cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c507cd
  2. #b106b9
  3. #9e06a4
  4. #8a0590
  5. #76047b
  6. #630467
  7. #4f0352
  8. #3b023e
  9. #270129
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c507cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c507cd
  2. #cb20d2
  3. #d139d7
  4. #d651dc
  5. #dc6ae1
  6. #e283e6
  7. #e89ceb
  8. #eeb5f0
  9. #f3cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c507cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c507cd
  2. #be13c5
  3. #b71fbe
  4. #b02bb6
  5. #a937ae
  6. #a344a7
  7. #9c509f
  8. #955c97
  9. #8e688f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a78c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c830a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c507cd {
  color: #c507cd;
}
Background
.bg-c507cd {
  background-color: #c507cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c507cd {
  border: 2px solid #c507cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c507cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 7 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c507cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c507cd, #cd0772);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c507cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 7 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.83 #3af832 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c507cd  rgb(197, 7, 205)  hsl(298, 93%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0fcd07  rgb(15, 205, 7)  hsl(118, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdc507  rgb(205, 197, 7)  hsl(58, 93%, 42%)  Citrine
#07cdc5  rgb(7, 205, 197)  hsl(178, 93%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise