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#C50EDE

#c50ede ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c50ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 5.49% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.26% cyan, 93.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 292.79°, with 88.14% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #c50ede
  2. #27de0e

Split complementary

  1. #c50ede
  2. #8fde0e
  3. #0ede5d

Analogous

  1. #5d0ede
  2. #c50ede
  3. #de0e8f

Triadic

  1. #c50ede
  2. #dec50e
  3. #0edec5

Tetradic

  1. #c50ede
  2. #de0e27
  3. #27de0e
  4. #0edec5

Square

  1. #c50ede
  2. #de5d0e
  3. #27de0e
  4. #0e8fde

Monochromatic

  1. #45054e
  2. #850996
  3. #c50ede
  4. #de45f3
  5. #eb8df8

Shades

#c50ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c50ede
  2. #b10dc8
  3. #9e0bb2
  4. #8a0a9b
  5. #760885
  6. #63076f
  7. #4f0659
  8. #3b0443
  9. #27032c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#c50ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c50ede
  2. #cb26e1
  3. #d13ee5
  4. #d656e8
  5. #dc6eeb
  6. #e287ef
  7. #e89ff2
  8. #eeb7f5
  9. #f3cff8
  10. #f9e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c50ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c50ede
  2. #be19d5
  3. #b725cb
  4. #b030c2
  5. #a93cb8
  6. #a347af
  7. #9c52a6
  8. #955e9c
  9. #8e6993
  10. #877589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7853e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8960dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c50ede {
  color: #c50ede;
}
Background
.bg-c50ede {
  background-color: #c50ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c50ede {
  border: 2px solid #c50ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c50ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 14 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c50ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c50ede, #de0e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c50ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 14 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.02 #3af121 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c50ede  rgb(197, 14, 222)  hsl(293, 88%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#27de0e  rgb(39, 222, 14)  hsl(113, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dec50e  rgb(222, 197, 14)  hsl(53, 88%, 46%)  Citrine
#0edec5  rgb(14, 222, 197)  hsl(173, 88%, 46%)  Turquoise