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#dc0afa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc0afa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.92% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 96% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2233

Complementary

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #28fa0a

Split complementary

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #a0fa0a
  3. #0afa64

Analogous

  1. #640afa
  2. #dc0afa
  3. #fa0aa0

Triadic

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #fadc0a
  3. #0afadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #fa0a28
  3. #28fa0a
  4. #0afadc

Square

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #fa640a
  3. #28fa0a
  4. #0aa0fa

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0269
  2. #9e04b4
  3. #dc0afa
  4. #e755fc
  5. #f1a0fd

Shades

#dc0afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #c609e1
  3. #b008c8
  4. #9a07af
  5. #840696
  6. #6e057d
  7. #580464
  8. #42034b
  9. #2c0232
  10. #160119
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #e023fb
  3. #e33bfb
  4. #e754fc
  5. #ea6cfc
  6. #ee85fd
  7. #f19dfd
  8. #f5b6fe
  9. #f8cefe
  10. #fce7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0afa
  2. #d316ee
  3. #ca22e2
  4. #c02dd5
  5. #b739c9
  6. #ae45bd
  7. #a551b1
  8. #9c5da5
  9. #926898
  10. #89748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad67be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e88f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de5494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #855dfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986cf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd42c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0afa {
  color: #dc0afa;
}
Background
.bg-dc0afa {
  background-color: #dc0afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc0afa {
  border: 2px solid #dc0afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 10 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0afa, #fa0aa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 10 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.41 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.91 #23f505 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dc0afa  rgb(220, 10, 250)  hsl(293, 96%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#28fa0a  rgb(40, 250, 10)  hsl(113, 96%, 51%)  Lime
#fadc0a  rgb(250, 220, 10)  hsl(53, 96%, 51%)  Golden Yellow
#0afadc  rgb(10, 250, 220)  hsl(173, 96%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue