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#C712CC

#c712cc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c712cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 7.06% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.45% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 298.39°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.79:1 (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 luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #c712cc
  2. #17cc12

Split complementary

  1. #c712cc
  2. #74cc12
  3. #12cc6a

Analogous

  1. #6a12cc
  2. #c712cc
  3. #cc1274

Triadic

  1. #c712cc
  2. #ccc712
  3. #12ccc7

Tetradic

  1. #c712cc
  2. #cc1217
  3. #17cc12
  4. #12ccc7

Square

  1. #c712cc
  2. #cc6a12
  3. #17cc12
  4. #1274cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e063f
  2. #820c86
  3. #c712cc
  4. #e93dee
  5. #f183f4

Shades

#c712cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c712cc
  2. #b310b8
  3. #9f0ea3
  4. #8b0d8f
  5. #770b7a
  6. #640966
  7. #500752
  8. #3c053d
  9. #280429
  10. #140214
  11. #000000

Tints

#c712cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c712cc
  2. #cd2ad1
  3. #d241d6
  4. #d859db
  5. #dd71e0
  6. #e389e6
  7. #e9a0eb
  8. #eeb8f0
  9. #f4d0f5
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c712cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c712cc
  2. #c01dc4
  3. #b928bd
  4. #b233b5
  5. #ab3eae
  6. #a449a6
  7. #9c549e
  8. #955f97
  9. #8e6a8f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f79c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e50cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f60ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca32a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c712cc {
  color: #c712cc;
}
Background
.bg-c712cc {
  background-color: #c712cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c712cc {
  border: 2px solid #c712cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c712cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 18 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c712cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c712cc, #cc1274);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c712cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 18 204 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.42 #38ed33 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c712cc  rgb(199, 18, 204)  hsl(298, 84%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#17cc12  rgb(23, 204, 18)  hsl(118, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ccc712  rgb(204, 199, 18)  hsl(58, 84%, 44%)  Citrine
#12ccc7  rgb(18, 204, 199)  hsl(178, 84%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue