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#C520FA

#c520fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c520fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 12.55% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.2% cyan, 87.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285.41°, with 95.61% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #c520fa
  2. #55fa20

Split complementary

  1. #c520fa
  2. #c2fa20
  3. #20fa58

Analogous

  1. #5820fa
  2. #c520fa
  3. #fa20c2

Triadic

  1. #c520fa
  2. #fac520
  3. #20fac5

Tetradic

  1. #c520fa
  2. #fa2055
  3. #55fa20
  4. #20fac5

Square

  1. #c520fa
  2. #fa5820
  3. #55fa20
  4. #20c2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #60037e
  2. #9905c9
  3. #c520fa
  4. #d86bfc
  5. #ecb6fd

Shades

#c520fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c520fa
  2. #b11de1
  3. #9e1ac8
  4. #8a16af
  5. #761396
  6. #63107d
  7. #4f0d64
  8. #3b0a4b
  9. #270632
  10. #140319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c520fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c520fa
  2. #cb36fb
  3. #d14dfb
  4. #d663fc
  5. #dc79fc
  6. #e290fd
  7. #e8a6fd
  8. #eebcfe
  9. #f3d2fe
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c520fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c520fa
  2. #be2aee
  3. #b733e2
  4. #b03dd5
  5. #a946c9
  6. #a350bd
  7. #9c5ab1
  8. #9563a5
  9. #8e6d98
  10. #87768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e63bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ff6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8266f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24cc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c520fa {
  color: #c520fa;
}
Background
.bg-c520fa {
  background-color: #c520fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c520fa {
  border: 2px solid #c520fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c520fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 32 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c520fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c520fa, #fa20c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c520fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 32 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.28 #3adf05 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c520fa  rgb(197, 32, 250)  hsl(285, 96%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#55fa20  rgb(85, 250, 32)  hsl(105, 96%, 55%)  Harlequin
#fac520  rgb(250, 197, 32)  hsl(45, 96%, 55%)  Golden Poppy
#20fac5  rgb(32, 250, 197)  hsl(165, 96%, 55%)  Aquamarine