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#C835ED

#c835ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c835ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 20.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.93°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #c835ed
  2. #5aed35

Split complementary

  1. #c835ed
  2. #b6ed35
  3. #35ed6c

Analogous

  1. #6c35ed
  2. #c835ed
  3. #ed35b6

Triadic

  1. #c835ed
  2. #edc835
  3. #35edc8

Tetradic

  1. #c835ed
  2. #ed355a
  3. #5aed35
  4. #35edc8

Square

  1. #c835ed
  2. #ed6c35
  3. #5aed35
  4. #35b6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #670b7e
  2. #a011c4
  3. #c835ed
  4. #db7bf3
  5. #eec1fa

Shades

#c835ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c835ed
  2. #b430d5
  3. #a02abe
  4. #8c25a6
  5. #78208e
  6. #641b77
  7. #50155f
  8. #3c1047
  9. #280b2f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c835ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c835ed
  2. #ce49ef
  3. #d35df1
  4. #d972f2
  5. #de86f4
  6. #e49af6
  7. #e9aef8
  8. #efc2fa
  9. #f4d7fb
  10. #faebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c835ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c835ed
  2. #c13de2
  3. #ba44d7
  4. #b24ccc
  5. #ab53c1
  6. #a45bb7
  7. #9d62ac
  8. #966aa1
  9. #8e7196
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a169b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f83e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c62f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c6ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c751bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c835ed {
  color: #c835ed;
}
Background
.bg-c835ed {
  background-color: #c835ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c835ed {
  border: 2px solid #c835ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c835ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 53 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c835ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c835ed, #ed35b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c835ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 53 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.45 #37ca12 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c835ed  rgb(200, 53, 237)  hsl(288, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5aed35  rgb(90, 237, 53)  hsl(108, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edc835  rgb(237, 200, 53)  hsl(48, 84%, 57%)  Jonquil
#35edc8  rgb(53, 237, 200)  hsl(168, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine