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#C604CF

#c604cf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c604cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 1.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.35% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 297.34°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #c604cf
  2. #0dcf04

Split complementary

  1. #c604cf
  2. #72cf04
  3. #04cf60

Analogous

  1. #6004cf
  2. #c604cf
  3. #cf0472

Triadic

  1. #c604cf
  2. #cfc604
  3. #04cfc6

Tetradic

  1. #c604cf
  2. #cf040d
  3. #0dcf04
  4. #04cfc6

Square

  1. #c604cf
  2. #cf6004
  3. #0dcf04
  4. #0472cf

Monochromatic

  1. #360139
  2. #7e0384
  3. #c604cf
  4. #f125fb
  5. #f670fc

Shades

#c604cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c604cf
  2. #b204ba
  3. #9e03a6
  4. #8b0391
  5. #77027c
  6. #630268
  7. #4f0253
  8. #3b013e
  9. #280129
  10. #140015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c604cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c604cf
  2. #cc1dd4
  3. #d136d9
  4. #d74fdd
  5. #dd68e2
  6. #e382e7
  7. #e89bec
  8. #eeb4f1
  9. #f4cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c604cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c604cf
  2. #bf10c7
  3. #b81dbf
  4. #b129b7
  5. #aa36af
  6. #a342a8
  7. #9c4ea0
  8. #955b98
  9. #8e6790
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b59a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4978cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c930a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c604cf {
  color: #c604cf;
}
Background
.bg-c604cf {
  background-color: #c604cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c604cf {
  border: 2px solid #c604cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c604cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 4 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c604cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c604cf, #cf0472);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c604cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 4 207 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.84 #39fb30 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c604cf  rgb(198, 4, 207)  hsl(297, 96%, 41%)  Electric Purple
#0dcf04  rgb(13, 207, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfc604  rgb(207, 198, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#04cfc6  rgb(4, 207, 198)  hsl(177, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise