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#C829EF

#c829ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c829ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 82.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288.18°, with 86.09% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.201

Complementary

  1. #c829ef
  2. #50ef29

Split complementary

  1. #c829ef
  2. #b3ef29
  3. #29ef65

Analogous

  1. #6529ef
  2. #c829ef
  3. #ef29b3

Triadic

  1. #c829ef
  2. #efc829
  3. #29efc8

Tetradic

  1. #c829ef
  2. #ef2950
  3. #50ef29
  4. #29efc8

Square

  1. #c829ef
  2. #ef6529
  3. #50ef29
  4. #29b3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #610976
  2. #9b0ebd
  3. #c829ef
  4. #da70f4
  5. #edb7fa

Shades

#c829ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c829ef
  2. #b425d7
  3. #a021bf
  4. #8c1da7
  5. #78198f
  6. #641578
  7. #501060
  8. #3c0c48
  9. #280830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c829ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c829ef
  2. #ce3ef1
  3. #d354f2
  4. #d969f4
  5. #de7ff5
  6. #e494f7
  7. #e9a9f9
  8. #efbffa
  9. #f4d4fc
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c829ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c829ef
  2. #c132e4
  3. #ba3ad9
  4. #b243ce
  5. #ab4cc3
  6. #a455b8
  7. #9d5dac
  8. #9666a1
  9. #8e6f96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a065b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3480eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8968ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c829ef {
  color: #c829ef;
}
Background
.bg-c829ef {
  background-color: #c829ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c829ef {
  border: 2px solid #c829ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c829ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 41 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c829ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c829ef, #ef29b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c829ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 41 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.92 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.10 #37d610 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c829ef  rgb(200, 41, 239)  hsl(288, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#50ef29  rgb(80, 239, 41)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#efc829  rgb(239, 200, 41)  hsl(48, 86%, 55%)  Jonquil
#29efc8  rgb(41, 239, 200)  hsl(168, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine