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#C50BEF

#c50bef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c50bef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 4.31% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.57% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288.95°, with 91.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #c50bef
  2. #35ef0b

Split complementary

  1. #c50bef
  2. #a7ef0b
  3. #0bef53

Analogous

  1. #530bef
  2. #c50bef
  3. #ef0ba7

Triadic

  1. #c50bef
  2. #efc50b
  3. #0befc5

Tetradic

  1. #c50bef
  2. #ef0b35
  3. #35ef0b
  4. #0befc5

Square

  1. #c50bef
  2. #ef530b
  3. #35ef0b
  4. #0ba7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #4c045d
  2. #8908a6
  3. #c50bef
  4. #d850f7
  5. #e899fa

Shades

#c50bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c50bef
  2. #b10ad7
  3. #9e09bf
  4. #8a08a7
  5. #76078f
  6. #630678
  7. #4f0460
  8. #3b0348
  9. #270230
  10. #140118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c50bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c50bef
  2. #cb23f1
  3. #d13cf2
  4. #d654f4
  5. #dc6df5
  6. #e285f7
  7. #e89df9
  8. #eeb6fa
  9. #f3cefc
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c50bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c50bef
  2. #be17e4
  3. #b722d9
  4. #b02ece
  5. #a93ac3
  6. #a346b8
  7. #9c51ac
  8. #955da1
  9. #8e6996
  10. #87748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3538d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7356f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8462ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c441bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c50bef {
  color: #c50bef;
}
Background
.bg-c50bef {
  background-color: #c50bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c50bef {
  border: 2px solid #c50bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c50bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 11 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c50bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c50bef, #ef0ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c50bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 11 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.23 #3af410 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c50bef  rgb(197, 11, 239)  hsl(289, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#35ef0b  rgb(53, 239, 11)  hsl(109, 91%, 49%)  Neon Green
#efc50b  rgb(239, 197, 11)  hsl(49, 91%, 49%)  Jonquil
#0befc5  rgb(11, 239, 197)  hsl(169, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine