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#C706CF

#c706cf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c706cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 2.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.86% cyan, 97.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 297.61°, with 94.37% saturation and 41.76% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #c706cf
  2. #0ecf06

Split complementary

  1. #c706cf
  2. #72cf06
  3. #06cf62

Analogous

  1. #6206cf
  2. #c706cf
  3. #cf0672

Triadic

  1. #c706cf
  2. #cfc706
  3. #06cfc7

Tetradic

  1. #c706cf
  2. #cf060e
  3. #0ecf06
  4. #06cfc7

Square

  1. #c706cf
  2. #cf6206
  3. #0ecf06
  4. #0672cf

Monochromatic

  1. #38023a
  2. #800485
  3. #c706cf
  4. #f129f9
  5. #f673fb

Shades

#c706cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c706cf
  2. #b305ba
  3. #9f05a6
  4. #8b0491
  5. #77047c
  6. #640368
  7. #500253
  8. #3c023e
  9. #280129
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c706cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c706cf
  2. #cd1fd4
  3. #d238d9
  4. #d851dd
  5. #dd6ae2
  6. #e383e7
  7. #e99bec
  8. #eeb4f1
  9. #f4cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c706cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c706cf
  2. #c012c7
  3. #b91ebf
  4. #b22bb7
  5. #ab37af
  6. #a443a8
  7. #9c4fa0
  8. #955b98
  9. #8e6890
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a79cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc3f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca31a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c706cf {
  color: #c706cf;
}
Background
.bg-c706cf {
  background-color: #c706cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c706cf {
  border: 2px solid #c706cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c706cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 6 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c706cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c706cf, #cf0672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c706cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 6 207 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.05 #38f930 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c706cf  rgb(199, 6, 207)  hsl(298, 94%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0ecf06  rgb(14, 207, 6)  hsl(118, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cfc706  rgb(207, 199, 6)  hsl(58, 94%, 42%)  Citrine
#06cfc7  rgb(6, 207, 199)  hsl(178, 94%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise