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#C829EE

#c829ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c829ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 16.08% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 82.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.43°, with 85.28% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2004

Complementary

  1. #c829ee
  2. #4fee29

Split complementary

  1. #c829ee
  2. #b1ee29
  3. #29ee66

Analogous

  1. #6629ee
  2. #c829ee
  3. #ee29b1

Triadic

  1. #c829ee
  2. #eec829
  3. #29eec8

Tetradic

  1. #c829ee
  2. #ee294f
  3. #4fee29
  4. #29eec8

Square

  1. #c829ee
  2. #ee6629
  3. #4fee29
  4. #29b1ee

Monochromatic

  1. #600975
  2. #9a0fbc
  3. #c829ee
  4. #da70f4
  5. #ecb7f9

Shades

#c829ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c829ee
  2. #b425d6
  3. #a021be
  4. #8c1da7
  5. #78198f
  6. #641577
  7. #50105f
  8. #3c0c47
  9. #280830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c829ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c829ee
  2. #ce3ef0
  3. #d354f1
  4. #d969f3
  5. #de7ff5
  6. #e494f7
  7. #e9a9f8
  8. #efbffa
  9. #f4d4fc
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c829ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c829ee
  2. #c132e3
  3. #ba3ad8
  4. #b243cd
  5. #ab4cc2
  6. #a455b7
  7. #9d5dac
  8. #9666a1
  9. #8e6f96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a065b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3680ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a68ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c829ee {
  color: #c829ee;
}
Background
.bg-c829ee {
  background-color: #c829ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c829ee {
  border: 2px solid #c829ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c829ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 41 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c829ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c829ee, #ee29b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c829ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 41 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.05 #37d611 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c829ee  rgb(200, 41, 238)  hsl(288, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4fee29  rgb(79, 238, 41)  hsl(108, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eec829  rgb(238, 200, 41)  hsl(48, 85%, 55%)  Jonquil
#29eec8  rgb(41, 238, 200)  hsl(168, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine