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#C804E4

#c804e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c804e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 1.57% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.28% cyan, 98.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 96.55% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #c804e4
  2. #20e404

Split complementary

  1. #c804e4
  2. #90e404
  3. #04e458

Analogous

  1. #5804e4
  2. #c804e4
  3. #e40490

Triadic

  1. #c804e4
  2. #e4c804
  3. #04e4c8

Tetradic

  1. #c804e4
  2. #e40420
  3. #20e404
  4. #04e4c8

Square

  1. #c804e4
  2. #e45804
  3. #20e404
  4. #0490e4

Monochromatic

  1. #44014e
  2. #860399
  3. #c804e4
  4. #e339fc
  5. #ee84fd

Shades

#c804e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c804e4
  2. #b404cd
  3. #a003b6
  4. #8c03a0
  5. #780289
  6. #640272
  7. #50025b
  8. #3c0144
  9. #28012e
  10. #140017
  11. #000000

Tints

#c804e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c804e4
  2. #ce1de7
  3. #d336e9
  4. #d94fec
  5. #de68ef
  6. #e482f2
  7. #e99bf4
  8. #efb4f7
  9. #f4cdfa
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c804e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c804e4
  2. #c110da
  3. #ba1dd0
  4. #b229c6
  5. #ab36bc
  6. #a442b2
  7. #9d4ea8
  8. #965b9e
  9. #8e6794
  10. #87748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367be0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7853e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a61e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c804e4 {
  color: #c804e4;
}
Background
.bg-c804e4 {
  background-color: #c804e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c804e4 {
  border: 2px solid #c804e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c804e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 4 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c804e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c804e4, #e40490);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c804e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 4 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.36 #37fb1b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c804e4  rgb(200, 4, 228)  hsl(293, 97%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#20e404  rgb(32, 228, 4)  hsl(113, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#e4c804  rgb(228, 200, 4)  hsl(53, 97%, 45%)  Citrine
#04e4c8  rgb(4, 228, 200)  hsl(173, 97%, 45%)  Turquoise