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#C524EA

#c524ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c524ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 14.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.81% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.79°, with 82.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #c524ea
  2. #49ea24

Split complementary

  1. #c524ea
  2. #acea24
  3. #24ea62

Analogous

  1. #6224ea
  2. #c524ea
  3. #ea24ac

Triadic

  1. #c524ea
  2. #eac524
  3. #24eac5

Tetradic

  1. #c524ea
  2. #ea2449
  3. #49ea24
  4. #24eac5

Square

  1. #c524ea
  2. #ea6224
  3. #49ea24
  4. #24acea

Monochromatic

  1. #590a6b
  2. #9311b1
  3. #c524ea
  4. #d76af1
  5. #eab0f7

Shades

#c524ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c524ea
  2. #b120d3
  3. #9e1dbb
  4. #8a19a4
  5. #76168c
  6. #631275
  7. #4f0e5e
  8. #3b0b46
  9. #27072f
  10. #140417
  11. #000000

Tints

#c524ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c524ea
  2. #cb3aec
  3. #d150ee
  4. #d666f0
  5. #dc7cf2
  6. #e292f5
  7. #e8a7f7
  8. #eebdf9
  9. #f3d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c524ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c524ea
  2. #be2ddf
  3. #b736d5
  4. #b040ca
  5. #a949c0
  6. #a352b5
  7. #9c5baa
  8. #9564a0
  9. #8e6e95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d62b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4568d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8765e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c447b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c524ea {
  color: #c524ea;
}
Background
.bg-c524ea {
  background-color: #c524ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c524ea {
  border: 2px solid #c524ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c524ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 36 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c524ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c524ea, #ea24ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c524ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 36 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.46 #3adb15 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c524ea  rgb(197, 36, 234)  hsl(289, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#49ea24  rgb(73, 234, 36)  hsl(109, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eac524  rgb(234, 197, 36)  hsl(49, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#24eac5  rgb(36, 234, 197)  hsl(169, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise