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#C514CD

#c514cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c514cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 7.84% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 297.41°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.92.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #c514cd
  2. #1ccd14

Split complementary

  1. #c514cd
  2. #78cd14
  3. #14cd69

Analogous

  1. #6914cd
  2. #c514cd
  3. #cd1478

Triadic

  1. #c514cd
  2. #cdc514
  3. #14cdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c514cd
  2. #cd141c
  3. #1ccd14
  4. #14cdc5

Square

  1. #c514cd
  2. #cd6914
  3. #1ccd14
  4. #1478cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0642
  2. #820d87
  3. #c514cd
  4. #e541ec
  5. #ef87f3

Shades

#c514cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c514cd
  2. #b112b9
  3. #9e10a4
  4. #8a0e90
  5. #760c7b
  6. #630a67
  7. #4f0852
  8. #3b063e
  9. #270429
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c514cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c514cd
  2. #cb2cd2
  3. #d143d7
  4. #d65bdc
  5. #dc72e1
  6. #e28ae6
  7. #e8a1eb
  8. #eeb9f0
  9. #f3d0f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c514cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c514cd
  2. #be1fc5
  3. #b72abe
  4. #b034b6
  5. #a93fae
  6. #a34aa7
  7. #9c559f
  8. #956097
  9. #8e6a8f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca417a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d50d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d60cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c834a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c514cd {
  color: #c514cd;
}
Background
.bg-c514cd {
  background-color: #c514cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c514cd {
  border: 2px solid #c514cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c514cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 20 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c514cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c514cd, #cd1478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c514cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 20 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.01 #3aeb32 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c514cd  rgb(197, 20, 205)  hsl(297, 82%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#1ccd14  rgb(28, 205, 20)  hsl(117, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdc514  rgb(205, 197, 20)  hsl(57, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#14cdc5  rgb(20, 205, 197)  hsl(177, 82%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise