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#C729EB

#c729eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c729eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 82.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.87°, with 82.91% saturation and 54.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #c729eb
  2. #4deb29

Split complementary

  1. #c729eb
  2. #aeeb29
  3. #29eb66

Analogous

  1. #6629eb
  2. #c729eb
  3. #eb29ae

Triadic

  1. #c729eb
  2. #ebc729
  3. #29ebc7

Tetradic

  1. #c729eb
  2. #eb294d
  3. #4deb29
  4. #29ebc7

Square

  1. #c729eb
  2. #eb6629
  3. #4deb29
  4. #29aeeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0b71
  2. #9811b6
  3. #c729eb
  4. #d96ff2
  5. #ecb5f8

Shades

#c729eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c729eb
  2. #b325d4
  3. #9f21bc
  4. #8b1da5
  5. #77198d
  6. #641576
  7. #50105e
  8. #3c0c47
  9. #28082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c729eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c729eb
  2. #cd3eed
  3. #d254ef
  4. #d869f1
  5. #dd7ff3
  6. #e394f5
  7. #e9a9f7
  8. #eebff9
  9. #f4d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c729eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c729eb
  2. #c032e0
  3. #b93ad6
  4. #b243cb
  5. #ab4cc0
  6. #a455b6
  7. #9c5dab
  8. #9566a0
  9. #8e6f95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f64b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3880e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6588e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8968e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c729eb {
  color: #c729eb;
}
Background
.bg-c729eb {
  background-color: #c729eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c729eb {
  border: 2px solid #c729eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c729eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c729eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c729eb, #eb29ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c729eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.69 #38d614 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c729eb  rgb(199, 41, 235)  hsl(289, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4deb29  rgb(77, 235, 41)  hsl(109, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ebc729  rgb(235, 199, 41)  hsl(49, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#29ebc7  rgb(41, 235, 199)  hsl(169, 83%, 54%)  Turquoise