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#CE38FF

#ce38ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ce38ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 21.96% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.22% cyan, 78.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.23°, with 100% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2317

Complementary

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #69ff38

Split complementary

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #ccff38
  3. #38ff6b

Analogous

  1. #6b38ff
  2. #ce38ff
  3. #ff38cc

Triadic

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #ffce38
  3. #38ffce

Tetradic

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #ff3869
  3. #69ff38
  4. #38ffce

Square

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #ff6b38
  3. #69ff38
  4. #38ccff

Monochromatic

  1. #77009e
  2. #b100ea
  3. #ce38ff
  4. #e184ff
  5. #f4d1ff

Shades

#ce38ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #b932e6
  3. #a52dcc
  4. #9027b3
  5. #7c2299
  6. #671c80
  7. #521666
  8. #3e114d
  9. #290b33
  10. #15061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce38ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #d34cff
  3. #d860ff
  4. #dd74ff
  5. #e288ff
  6. #e79cff
  7. #ebafff
  8. #f0c3ff
  9. #f5d7ff
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce38ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce38ff
  2. #c63ff2
  3. #be46e6
  4. #b74ed9
  5. #af55cc
  6. #a75cc0
  7. #9f63b3
  8. #976aa6
  9. #907299
  10. #88798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a76ec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3388fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca679c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d67ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d71fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc58cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce38ff {
  color: #ce38ff;
}
Background
.bg-ce38ff {
  background-color: #ce38ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce38ff {
  border: 2px solid #ce38ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce38ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 56 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce38ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce38ff, #ff38cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce38ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 56 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.39 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.39 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.18 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.22 #31c700 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ce38ff  rgb(206, 56, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#69ff38  rgb(105, 255, 56)  hsl(105, 100%, 61%)  Harlequin
#ffce38  rgb(255, 206, 56)  hsl(45, 100%, 61%)  Sunglow
#38ffce  rgb(56, 255, 206)  hsl(165, 100%, 61%)  Aquamarine