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#C705DA

#c705da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c705da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 1.96% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.72% cyan, 97.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 294.65°, with 95.52% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #c705da
  2. #18da05

Split complementary

  1. #c705da
  2. #83da05
  3. #05da5d

Analogous

  1. #5d05da
  2. #c705da
  3. #da0583

Triadic

  1. #c705da
  2. #dac705
  3. #05dac7

Tetradic

  1. #c705da
  2. #da0518
  3. #18da05
  4. #05dac7

Square

  1. #c705da
  2. #da5d05
  3. #18da05
  4. #0583da

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0244
  2. #83038f
  3. #c705da
  4. #e831fa
  5. #f17cfc

Shades

#c705da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c705da
  2. #b305c4
  3. #9f04ae
  4. #8b0499
  5. #770383
  6. #64036d
  7. #500257
  8. #3c0241
  9. #28012c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#c705da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c705da
  2. #cd1ede
  3. #d237e1
  4. #d850e5
  5. #dd69e9
  6. #e382ed
  7. #e99bf0
  8. #eeb4f4
  9. #f4cdf8
  10. #f9e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c705da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c705da
  2. #c011d1
  3. #b91ec8
  4. #b22abf
  5. #ab36b6
  6. #a443ad
  7. #9c4fa4
  8. #955b9b
  9. #8e6792
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a51dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b60d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c936ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c705da {
  color: #c705da;
}
Background
.bg-c705da {
  background-color: #c705da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c705da {
  border: 2px solid #c705da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c705da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 5 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c705da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c705da, #da0583);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c705da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 5 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.44 #38fa25 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c705da  rgb(199, 5, 218)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#18da05  rgb(24, 218, 5)  hsl(115, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dac705  rgb(218, 199, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#05dac7  rgb(5, 218, 199)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise