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#C70CD5

#c70cd5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c70cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 4.71% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.57% cyan, 94.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 295.82°, with 89.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #1ad50c

Split complementary

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #7fd50c
  3. #0cd563

Analogous

  1. #630cd5
  2. #c70cd5
  3. #d50c7f

Triadic

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #d5c70c
  3. #0cd5c7

Tetradic

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #d50c1a
  3. #1ad50c
  4. #0cd5c7

Square

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #d5630c
  3. #1ad50c
  4. #0c7fd5

Monochromatic

  1. #400444
  2. #83088d
  3. #c70cd5
  4. #e73af4
  5. #f082f8

Shades

#c70cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #b30bc0
  3. #9f0aaa
  4. #8b0895
  5. #770780
  6. #64066b
  7. #500555
  8. #3c0440
  9. #28022b
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c70cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #cd24d9
  3. #d23ddd
  4. #d855e2
  5. #dd6de6
  6. #e386ea
  7. #e99eee
  8. #eeb6f2
  9. #f4cef7
  10. #f9e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c70cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c70cd5
  2. #c018cd
  3. #b923c4
  4. #b22fbc
  5. #ab3ab3
  6. #a446ab
  7. #9c52a2
  8. #955d9a
  9. #8e6991
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5ba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb437e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c51d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d60d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c935a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c70cd5 {
  color: #c70cd5;
}
Background
.bg-c70cd5 {
  background-color: #c70cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c70cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #c70cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c70cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 12 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c70cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c70cd5, #d50c7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c70cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 12 213 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.76 #38f32a Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c70cd5  rgb(199, 12, 213)  hsl(296, 89%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#1ad50c  rgb(26, 213, 12)  hsl(116, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d5c70c  rgb(213, 199, 12)  hsl(56, 89%, 44%)  Citrine
#0cd5c7  rgb(12, 213, 199)  hsl(176, 89%, 44%)  Turquoise