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#C828EC

#c828ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c828ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.69% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 83.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.98°, with 83.76% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #c828ec
  2. #4cec28

Split complementary

  1. #c828ec
  2. #aeec28
  3. #28ec66

Analogous

  1. #6628ec
  2. #c828ec
  3. #ec28ae

Triadic

  1. #c828ec
  2. #ecc828
  3. #28ecc8

Tetradic

  1. #c828ec
  2. #ec284c
  3. #4cec28
  4. #28ecc8

Square

  1. #c828ec
  2. #ec6628
  3. #4cec28
  4. #28aeec

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0a71
  2. #9910b7
  3. #c828ec
  4. #da6ef2
  5. #ecb5f8

Shades

#c828ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c828ec
  2. #b424d4
  3. #a020bd
  4. #8c1ca5
  5. #78188e
  6. #641476
  7. #50105e
  8. #3c0c47
  9. #28082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c828ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c828ec
  2. #ce3eee
  3. #d353f0
  4. #d969f2
  5. #de7ef4
  6. #e494f6
  7. #e9a9f7
  8. #efbff9
  9. #f4d4fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c828ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c828ec
  2. #c131e1
  3. #ba3ad6
  4. #b242cc
  5. #ab4bc1
  6. #a454b6
  7. #9d5dab
  8. #9666a0
  9. #8e6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a064b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3880e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7588e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a68ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c849bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c828ec {
  color: #c828ec;
}
Background
.bg-c828ec {
  background-color: #c828ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c828ec {
  border: 2px solid #c828ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c828ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 40 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c828ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c828ec, #ec28ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c828ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 40 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.86 #37d713 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c828ec  rgb(200, 40, 236)  hsl(289, 84%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4cec28  rgb(76, 236, 40)  hsl(109, 84%, 54%)  Neon Green
#ecc828  rgb(236, 200, 40)  hsl(49, 84%, 54%)  Jonquil
#28ecc8  rgb(40, 236, 200)  hsl(169, 84%, 54%)  Turquoise