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#D00AE4

#d00ae4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d00ae4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 3.92% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.77% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 294.5°, with 91.6% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #1ee40a

Split complementary

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #8be40a
  3. #0ae463

Analogous

  1. #630ae4
  2. #d00ae4
  3. #e40a8b

Triadic

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #e4d00a
  3. #0ae4d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #e40a1e
  3. #1ee40a
  4. #0ae4d0

Square

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #e4630a
  3. #1ee40a
  4. #0a8be4

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0451
  2. #8d079b
  3. #d00ae4
  4. #e644f7
  5. #f08dfa

Shades

#d00ae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #bb09cd
  3. #a608b6
  4. #9207a0
  5. #7d0689
  6. #680572
  7. #53045b
  8. #3e0344
  9. #2a022e
  10. #150117
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00ae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #d523e7
  3. #d93be9
  4. #de54ec
  5. #e36cef
  6. #e885f2
  7. #ec9df4
  8. #f1b6f7
  9. #f6cefa
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00ae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00ae4
  2. #c816da
  3. #c022d0
  4. #b82dc6
  5. #b039bc
  6. #a845b2
  7. #a051a8
  8. #985d9e
  9. #906894
  10. #88748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a360ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4480e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d34a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8056e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9265e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00ae4 {
  color: #d00ae4;
}
Background
.bg-d00ae4 {
  background-color: #d00ae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d00ae4 {
  border: 2px solid #d00ae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00ae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00ae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00ae4, #e40a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00ae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.21 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.92 #2ff51b Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d00ae4  rgb(208, 10, 228)  hsl(295, 92%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#1ee40a  rgb(30, 228, 10)  hsl(115, 92%, 47%)  Lime
#e4d00a  rgb(228, 208, 10)  hsl(55, 92%, 47%)  Citrine
#0ae4d0  rgb(10, 228, 208)  hsl(175, 92%, 47%)  Turquoise