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#C712DA

#c712da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c712da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 7.06% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.72% cyan, 91.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 294.3°, with 84.75% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #c712da
  2. #25da12

Split complementary

  1. #c712da
  2. #89da12
  3. #12da63

Analogous

  1. #6312da
  2. #c712da
  3. #da1289

Triadic

  1. #c712da
  2. #dac712
  3. #12dac7

Tetradic

  1. #c712da
  2. #da1225
  3. #25da12
  4. #12dac7

Square

  1. #c712da
  2. #da6312
  3. #25da12
  4. #1289da

Monochromatic

  1. #46064d
  2. #860c93
  3. #c712da
  4. #e049f0
  5. #ec8ff6

Shades

#c712da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c712da
  2. #b310c4
  3. #9f0eae
  4. #8b0d99
  5. #770b83
  6. #64096d
  7. #500757
  8. #3c0541
  9. #28042c
  10. #140216
  11. #000000

Tints

#c712da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c712da
  2. #cd2ade
  3. #d241e1
  4. #d859e5
  5. #dd71e9
  6. #e389ed
  7. #e9a0f0
  8. #eeb8f4
  9. #f4d0f8
  10. #f9e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c712da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c712da
  2. #c01dd1
  3. #b928c8
  4. #b233bf
  5. #ab3eb6
  6. #a449ad
  7. #9c54a4
  8. #955f9b
  9. #8e6a92
  10. #877589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b53dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c61d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c939ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c712da {
  color: #c712da;
}
Background
.bg-c712da {
  background-color: #c712da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c712da {
  border: 2px solid #c712da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c712da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 18 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c712da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c712da, #da1289);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c712da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 18 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.63 #38ed25 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c712da  rgb(199, 18, 218)  hsl(294, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#25da12  rgb(37, 218, 18)  hsl(114, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dac712  rgb(218, 199, 18)  hsl(54, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#12dac7  rgb(18, 218, 199)  hsl(174, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise