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#C528DE

#c528de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c528de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 15.69% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.26% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 291.76°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #c528de
  2. #41de28

Split complementary

  1. #c528de
  2. #9cde28
  3. #28de6a

Analogous

  1. #6a28de
  2. #c528de
  3. #de289c

Triadic

  1. #c528de
  2. #dec528
  3. #28dec5

Tetradic

  1. #c528de
  2. #de2841
  3. #41de28
  4. #28dec5

Square

  1. #c528de
  2. #de6a28
  3. #41de28
  4. #289cde

Monochromatic

  1. #540f5e
  2. #8e19a1
  3. #c528de
  4. #d76ae8
  5. #e9adf2

Shades

#c528de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c528de
  2. #b124c8
  3. #9e20b2
  4. #8a1c9b
  5. #761885
  6. #63146f
  7. #4f1059
  8. #3b0c43
  9. #27082c
  10. #140416
  11. #000000

Tints

#c528de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c528de
  2. #cb3ee1
  3. #d153e5
  4. #d669e8
  5. #dc7eeb
  6. #e294ef
  7. #e8a9f2
  8. #eebff5
  9. #f3d4f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c528de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c528de
  2. #be31d5
  3. #b73acb
  4. #b042c2
  5. #a94bb8
  6. #a354af
  7. #9c5da6
  8. #95669c
  9. #8e6e93
  10. #877789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d61aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b59e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b66dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c645b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c528de {
  color: #c528de;
}
Background
.bg-c528de {
  background-color: #c528de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c528de {
  border: 2px solid #c528de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c528de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 40 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c528de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c528de, #de289c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c528de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 40 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.37 #3ad721 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c528de  rgb(197, 40, 222)  hsl(292, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#41de28  rgb(65, 222, 40)  hsl(112, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dec528  rgb(222, 197, 40)  hsl(52, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#28dec5  rgb(40, 222, 197)  hsl(172, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise