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#C52AEB

#c52aeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c52aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 16.47% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 82.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.19°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1952

Complementary

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #50eb2a

Split complementary

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #b0eb2a
  3. #2aeb64

Analogous

  1. #642aeb
  2. #c52aeb
  3. #eb2ab0

Triadic

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #ebc52a
  3. #2aebc5

Tetradic

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #eb2a50
  3. #50eb2a
  4. #2aebc5

Square

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #eb642a
  3. #50eb2a
  4. #2ab0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0b71
  2. #9711b7
  3. #c52aeb
  4. #d870f2
  5. #ebb6f8

Shades

#c52aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #b126d4
  3. #9e22bc
  4. #8a1da5
  5. #76198d
  6. #631576
  7. #4f115e
  8. #3b0d47
  9. #27082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #cb3fed
  3. #d155ef
  4. #d66af1
  5. #dc7ff3
  6. #e295f5
  7. #e8aaf7
  8. #eebff9
  9. #f3d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52aeb
  2. #be33e0
  3. #b73bd6
  4. #b044cb
  5. #a94cc0
  6. #a355b6
  7. #9c5eab
  8. #9566a0
  9. #8e6f95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e64b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #357fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4598e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8867e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c44bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52aeb {
  color: #c52aeb;
}
Background
.bg-c52aeb {
  background-color: #c52aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c52aeb {
  border: 2px solid #c52aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 42 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52aeb, #eb2ab0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 42 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.78 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.55 #3ad514 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c52aeb  rgb(197, 42, 235)  hsl(288, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#50eb2a  rgb(80, 235, 42)  hsl(108, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ebc52a  rgb(235, 197, 42)  hsl(48, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#2aebc5  rgb(42, 235, 197)  hsl(168, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine