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#C714CD

#c714cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c714cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 7.84% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.93% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 298.05°, with 82.22% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #c714cd
  2. #1acd14

Split complementary

  1. #c714cd
  2. #77cd14
  3. #14cd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a14cd
  2. #c714cd
  3. #cd1477

Triadic

  1. #c714cd
  2. #cdc714
  3. #14cdc7

Tetradic

  1. #c714cd
  2. #cd141a
  3. #1acd14
  4. #14cdc7

Square

  1. #c714cd
  2. #cd6a14
  3. #1acd14
  4. #1477cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400642
  2. #830d87
  3. #c714cd
  4. #e741ec
  5. #f087f3

Shades

#c714cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c714cd
  2. #b312b9
  3. #9f10a4
  4. #8b0e90
  5. #770c7b
  6. #640a67
  7. #500852
  8. #3c063e
  9. #280429
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c714cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c714cd
  2. #cd2cd2
  3. #d243d7
  4. #d85bdc
  5. #dd72e1
  6. #e38ae6
  7. #e9a1eb
  8. #eeb9f0
  9. #f4d0f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c714cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c714cd
  2. #c01fc5
  3. #b92abe
  4. #b234b6
  5. #ab3fae
  6. #a44aa7
  7. #9c559f
  8. #956097
  9. #8e6a8f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd407a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e51d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f61cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca34a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c714cd {
  color: #c714cd;
}
Background
.bg-c714cd {
  background-color: #c714cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c714cd {
  border: 2px solid #c714cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c714cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 20 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c714cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c714cd, #cd1477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c714cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 20 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.38 #38eb32 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c714cd  rgb(199, 20, 205)  hsl(298, 82%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#1acd14  rgb(26, 205, 20)  hsl(118, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdc714  rgb(205, 199, 20)  hsl(58, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#14cdc7  rgb(20, 205, 199)  hsl(178, 82%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue