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#DC09E5

#dc09e5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc09e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.53% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.93% cyan, 96.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 297.55°, with 92.44% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #12e509

Split complementary

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #80e509
  3. #09e56e

Analogous

  1. #6e09e5
  2. #dc09e5
  3. #e50980

Triadic

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #e5dc09
  3. #09e5dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #e50912
  3. #12e509
  4. #09e5dc

Square

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #e56e09
  3. #12e509
  4. #0980e5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0352
  2. #95069b
  3. #dc09e5
  4. #f043f8
  5. #f68dfb

Shades

#dc09e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #c608ce
  3. #b007b7
  4. #9a06a0
  5. #840589
  6. #6e0573
  7. #58045c
  8. #420345
  9. #2c022e
  10. #160117
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc09e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #e022e8
  3. #e33aea
  4. #e753ed
  5. #ea6bef
  6. #ee84f2
  7. #f19df5
  8. #f5b5f7
  9. #f8cefa
  10. #fce6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc09e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc09e5
  2. #d315db
  3. #ca21d1
  4. #c02dc7
  5. #b739bd
  6. #ae45b3
  7. #a550a8
  8. #9c5c9e
  9. #926894
  10. #89748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac64b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5386e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e24687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b58e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6ae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df37b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc09e5 {
  color: #dc09e5;
}
Background
.bg-dc09e5 {
  background-color: #dc09e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc09e5 {
  border: 2px solid #dc09e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc09e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 9 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc09e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc09e5, #e50980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc09e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 9 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.97 #23f61a Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dc09e5  rgb(220, 9, 229)  hsl(298, 92%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#12e509  rgb(18, 229, 9)  hsl(118, 92%, 47%)  Lime
#e5dc09  rgb(229, 220, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 47%)  Dandelion
#09e5dc  rgb(9, 229, 220)  hsl(178, 92%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise