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#C708CC

#c708cc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c708cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 3.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.45% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 298.47°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #c708cc
  2. #0dcc08

Split complementary

  1. #c708cc
  2. #6fcc08
  3. #08cc65

Analogous

  1. #6508cc
  2. #c708cc
  3. #cc086f

Triadic

  1. #c708cc
  2. #ccc708
  3. #08ccc7

Tetradic

  1. #c708cc
  2. #cc080d
  3. #0dcc08
  4. #08ccc7

Square

  1. #c708cc
  2. #cc6508
  3. #0dcc08
  4. #086fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #370239
  2. #7f0582
  3. #c708cc
  4. #f12af7
  5. #f673fa

Shades

#c708cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c708cc
  2. #b307b8
  3. #9f06a3
  4. #8b068f
  5. #77057a
  6. #640466
  7. #500352
  8. #3c023d
  9. #280229
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c708cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c708cc
  2. #cd21d1
  3. #d239d6
  4. #d852db
  5. #dd6be0
  6. #e384e6
  7. #e99ceb
  8. #eeb5f0
  9. #f4cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c708cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c708cc
  2. #c014c4
  3. #b920bd
  4. #b22cb5
  5. #ab38ae
  6. #a444a6
  7. #9c509e
  8. #955c97
  9. #8e688f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d79c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c708cc {
  color: #c708cc;
}
Background
.bg-c708cc {
  background-color: #c708cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c708cc {
  border: 2px solid #c708cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c708cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c708cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c708cc, #cc086f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c708cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.28 #38f733 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c708cc  rgb(199, 8, 204)  hsl(298, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0dcc08  rgb(13, 204, 8)  hsl(118, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccc708  rgb(204, 199, 8)  hsl(58, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#08ccc7  rgb(8, 204, 199)  hsl(178, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue