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#C90BCD

#c90bcd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c90bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 298.76°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #0fcd0b

Split complementary

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #70cd0b
  3. #0bcd68

Analogous

  1. #680bcd
  2. #c90bcd
  3. #cd0b70

Triadic

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #cdc90b
  3. #0bcdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #cd0b0f
  3. #0fcd0b
  4. #0bcdc9

Square

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #cd680b
  3. #0fcd0b
  4. #0b70cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b033c
  2. #820784
  3. #c90bcd
  4. #f031f4
  5. #f579f8

Shades

#c90bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #b50ab9
  3. #a109a4
  4. #8d0890
  5. #79077b
  6. #650667
  7. #500452
  8. #3c033e
  9. #280229
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #ce23d2
  3. #d43cd7
  4. #d954dc
  5. #df6de1
  6. #e485e6
  7. #e99deb
  8. #efb6f0
  9. #f4cef5
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90bcd
  2. #c217c5
  3. #ba22be
  4. #b32eb6
  5. #ac3aae
  6. #a546a7
  7. #9d519f
  8. #965d97
  9. #8f698f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf3e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8050d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9060cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd30a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90bcd {
  color: #c90bcd;
}
Background
.bg-c90bcd {
  background-color: #c90bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90bcd {
  border: 2px solid #c90bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90bcd, #cd0b70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.70 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.41 #36f432 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c90bcd  rgb(201, 11, 205)  hsl(299, 90%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0fcd0b  rgb(15, 205, 11)  hsl(119, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdc90b  rgb(205, 201, 11)  hsl(59, 90%, 42%)  Citrine
#0bcdc9  rgb(11, 205, 201)  hsl(179, 90%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue