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#C718DB

#c718db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c718db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 9.41% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.13% cyan, 89.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 293.85°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #c718db
  2. #2cdb18

Split complementary

  1. #c718db
  2. #8ddb18
  3. #18db66

Analogous

  1. #6618db
  2. #c718db
  3. #db188d

Triadic

  1. #c718db
  2. #dbc718
  3. #18dbc7

Tetradic

  1. #c718db
  2. #db182c
  3. #2cdb18
  4. #18dbc7

Square

  1. #c718db
  2. #db6618
  3. #2cdb18
  4. #188ddb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0951
  2. #881096
  3. #c718db
  4. #dd53ec
  5. #ea98f4

Shades

#c718db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c718db
  2. #b316c5
  3. #9f13af
  4. #8b1199
  5. #770e83
  6. #640c6e
  7. #500a58
  8. #3c0742
  9. #28052c
  10. #140216
  11. #000000

Tints

#c718db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c718db
  2. #cd2fdf
  3. #d246e2
  4. #d85de6
  5. #dd74e9
  6. #e38ced
  7. #e9a3f1
  8. #eebaf4
  9. #f4d1f8
  10. #f9e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c718db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c718db
  2. #c022d2
  3. #b92dc9
  4. #b237c0
  5. #ab42b7
  6. #a44cae
  7. #9c56a4
  8. #95619b
  9. #8e6b92
  10. #877689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b54de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c63d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c718db {
  color: #c718db;
}
Background
.bg-c718db {
  background-color: #c718db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c718db {
  border: 2px solid #c718db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c718db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 24 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c718db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c718db, #db188d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c718db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 24 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.73 #38e724 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c718db  rgb(199, 24, 219)  hsl(294, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#2cdb18  rgb(44, 219, 24)  hsl(114, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dbc718  rgb(219, 199, 24)  hsl(54, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#18dbc7  rgb(24, 219, 199)  hsl(174, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise