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#C52DDE

#c52dde ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c52dde is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 17.65% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.26% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 291.53°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #c52dde
  2. #46de2d

Split complementary

  1. #c52dde
  2. #9ede2d
  3. #2dde6d

Analogous

  1. #6d2dde
  2. #c52dde
  3. #de2d9e

Triadic

  1. #c52dde
  2. #dec52d
  3. #2ddec5

Tetradic

  1. #c52dde
  2. #de2d46
  3. #46de2d
  4. #2ddec5

Square

  1. #c52dde
  2. #de6d2d
  3. #46de2d
  4. #2d9ede

Monochromatic

  1. #570f63
  2. #911aa5
  3. #c52dde
  4. #d76fe8
  5. #eab1f3

Shades

#c52dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52dde
  2. #b129c8
  3. #9e24b2
  4. #8a209b
  5. #761b85
  6. #63176f
  7. #4f1259
  8. #3b0e43
  9. #27092c
  10. #140516
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52dde
  2. #cb42e1
  3. #d157e5
  4. #d66ce8
  5. #dc81eb
  6. #e296ef
  7. #e8abf2
  8. #eec0f5
  9. #f3d5f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52dde
  2. #be35d5
  3. #b73ecb
  4. #b046c2
  5. #a94eb8
  6. #a357af
  7. #9c5fa6
  8. #95679c
  9. #8e6f93
  10. #877889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d63ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b67dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c647b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52dde {
  color: #c52dde;
}
Background
.bg-c52dde {
  background-color: #c52dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c52dde {
  border: 2px solid #c52dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 45 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52dde, #de2d9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 45 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.07 #3ad221 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c52dde  rgb(197, 45, 222)  hsl(292, 73%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#46de2d  rgb(70, 222, 45)  hsl(112, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dec52d  rgb(222, 197, 45)  hsl(52, 73%, 52%)  Citrine
#2ddec5  rgb(45, 222, 197)  hsl(172, 73%, 52%)  Turquoise