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#C809DF

#c809df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c809df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 3.53% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.31% cyan, 95.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 293.55°, with 92.24% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #c809df
  2. #20df09

Split complementary

  1. #c809df
  2. #8bdf09
  3. #09df5d

Analogous

  1. #5d09df
  2. #c809df
  3. #df098b

Triadic

  1. #c809df
  2. #dfc809
  3. #09dfc8

Tetradic

  1. #c809df
  2. #df0920
  3. #20df09
  4. #09dfc8

Square

  1. #c809df
  2. #df5d09
  3. #20df09
  4. #098bdf

Monochromatic

  1. #44034c
  2. #860695
  3. #c809df
  4. #e33df7
  5. #ee87fa

Shades

#c809df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c809df
  2. #b408c9
  3. #a007b2
  4. #8c069c
  5. #780586
  6. #640570
  7. #500459
  8. #3c0343
  9. #28022d
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#c809df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c809df
  2. #ce22e2
  3. #d33ae5
  4. #d953e9
  5. #de6bec
  6. #e484ef
  7. #e99df2
  8. #efb5f5
  9. #f4cef9
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c809df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c809df
  2. #c115d6
  3. #ba21cc
  4. #b22dc3
  5. #ab39b9
  6. #a445b0
  7. #9d50a6
  8. #965c9d
  9. #8e6893
  10. #87748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a53e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b61dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c939b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c809df {
  color: #c809df;
}
Background
.bg-c809df {
  background-color: #c809df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c809df {
  border: 2px solid #c809df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c809df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 9 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c809df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c809df, #df098b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c809df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 9 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.50 #37f620 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c809df  rgb(200, 9, 223)  hsl(294, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#20df09  rgb(32, 223, 9)  hsl(114, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfc809  rgb(223, 200, 9)  hsl(54, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#09dfc8  rgb(9, 223, 200)  hsl(174, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise