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#C90CD3

#c90cd3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c90cd3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 4.71% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.74% cyan, 94.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 296.98°, with 89.24% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #16d30c

Split complementary

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #7ad30c
  3. #0cd365

Analogous

  1. #650cd3
  2. #c90cd3
  3. #d30c7a

Triadic

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #d3c90c
  3. #0cd3c9

Tetradic

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #d30c16
  3. #16d30c
  4. #0cd3c9

Square

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #d3650c
  3. #16d30c
  4. #0c7ad3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0442
  2. #84088b
  3. #c90cd3
  4. #ea38f4
  5. #f280f8

Shades

#c90cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #b50bbe
  3. #a10aa9
  4. #8d0894
  5. #79077f
  6. #65066a
  7. #500554
  8. #3c043f
  9. #28022a
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #ce24d7
  3. #d43ddc
  4. #d955e0
  5. #df6de5
  6. #e486e9
  7. #e99eed
  8. #efb6f2
  9. #f4cef6
  10. #fae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90cd3
  2. #c218cb
  3. #ba23c2
  4. #b32fba
  5. #ac3ab2
  6. #a546aa
  7. #9d52a1
  8. #965d99
  9. #8f6991
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce427c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e51d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f61d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc34a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90cd3 {
  color: #c90cd3;
}
Background
.bg-c90cd3 {
  background-color: #c90cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #c90cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 12 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90cd3, #d30c7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 12 211 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.25 #36f32c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c90cd3  rgb(201, 12, 211)  hsl(297, 89%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#16d30c  rgb(22, 211, 12)  hsl(117, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d3c90c  rgb(211, 201, 12)  hsl(57, 89%, 44%)  Citrine
#0cd3c9  rgb(12, 211, 201)  hsl(177, 89%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise