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#C508CC

#c508cc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c508cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 3.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 297.86°, with 92.45% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #c508cc
  2. #0fcc08

Split complementary

  1. #c508cc
  2. #71cc08
  3. #08cc63

Analogous

  1. #6308cc
  2. #c508cc
  3. #cc0871

Triadic

  1. #c508cc
  2. #ccc508
  3. #08ccc5

Tetradic

  1. #c508cc
  2. #cc080f
  3. #0fcc08
  4. #08ccc5

Square

  1. #c508cc
  2. #cc6308
  3. #0fcc08
  4. #0871cc

Monochromatic

  1. #370239
  2. #7e0582
  3. #c508cc
  4. #ef2af7
  5. #f573fa

Shades

#c508cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c508cc
  2. #b107b8
  3. #9e06a3
  4. #8a068f
  5. #76057a
  6. #630466
  7. #4f0352
  8. #3b023d
  9. #270229
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c508cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c508cc
  2. #cb21d1
  3. #d139d6
  4. #d652db
  5. #dc6be0
  6. #e284e6
  7. #e89ceb
  8. #eeb5f0
  9. #f3cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c508cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c508cc
  2. #be14c4
  3. #b720bd
  4. #b02cb5
  5. #a938ae
  6. #a344a6
  7. #9c509e
  8. #955c97
  9. #8e688f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b78c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c830a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c508cc {
  color: #c508cc;
}
Background
.bg-c508cc {
  background-color: #c508cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c508cc {
  border: 2px solid #c508cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c508cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c508cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c508cc, #cc0871);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c508cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.91 #3af733 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c508cc  rgb(197, 8, 204)  hsl(298, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0fcc08  rgb(15, 204, 8)  hsl(118, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccc508  rgb(204, 197, 8)  hsl(58, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#08ccc5  rgb(8, 204, 197)  hsl(178, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue