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#C720DE

#c720de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c720de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 12.55% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.36% cyan, 85.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 292.74°, with 74.8% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1845

Complementary

  1. #c720de
  2. #37de20

Split complementary

  1. #c720de
  2. #96de20
  3. #20de68

Analogous

  1. #6820de
  2. #c720de
  3. #de2096

Triadic

  1. #c720de
  2. #dec720
  3. #20dec7

Tetradic

  1. #c720de
  2. #de2037
  3. #37de20
  4. #20dec7

Square

  1. #c720de
  2. #de6820
  3. #37de20
  4. #2096de

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0d58
  2. #8b169b
  3. #c720de
  4. #d862e8
  5. #e9a5f2

Shades

#c720de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c720de
  2. #b31dc8
  3. #9f1ab2
  4. #8b169b
  5. #771385
  6. #64106f
  7. #500d59
  8. #3c0a43
  9. #28062c
  10. #140316
  11. #000000

Tints

#c720de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c720de
  2. #cd36e1
  3. #d24de5
  4. #d863e8
  5. #dd79eb
  6. #e390ef
  7. #e9a6f2
  8. #eebcf5
  9. #f4d2f8
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c720de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c720de
  2. #c02ad5
  3. #b933cb
  4. #b23dc2
  5. #ab46b8
  6. #a450af
  7. #9c5aa6
  8. #95639c
  9. #8e6d93
  10. #877689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d60aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c57e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c64dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c840b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c720de {
  color: #c720de;
}
Background
.bg-c720de {
  background-color: #c720de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c720de {
  border: 2px solid #c720de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c720de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 32 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c720de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c720de, #de2096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c720de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 32 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.42 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.42 #38df21 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c720de  rgb(199, 32, 222)  hsl(293, 75%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#37de20  rgb(55, 222, 32)  hsl(113, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dec720  rgb(222, 199, 32)  hsl(53, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#20dec7  rgb(32, 222, 199)  hsl(173, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise