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#DC12EA

#dc12ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc12ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 296.11°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #20ea12

Split complementary

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #8cea12
  3. #12ea70

Analogous

  1. #7012ea
  2. #dc12ea
  3. #ea128c

Triadic

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #eadc12
  3. #12eadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #ea1220
  3. #20ea12
  4. #12eadc

Square

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #ea7012
  3. #20ea12
  4. #128cea

Monochromatic

  1. #56075c
  2. #990da3
  3. #dc12ea
  4. #e856f2
  5. #f29df7

Shades

#dc12ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #c610d3
  3. #b00ebb
  4. #9a0da4
  5. #840b8c
  6. #6e0975
  7. #58075e
  8. #420546
  9. #2c042f
  10. #160217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc12ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #e02aec
  3. #e341ee
  4. #e759f0
  5. #ea71f2
  6. #ee89f5
  7. #f1a0f7
  8. #f5b8f9
  9. #f8d0fb
  10. #fce7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc12ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc12ea
  2. #d31ddf
  3. #ca28d5
  4. #c033ca
  5. #b73ec0
  6. #ae49b5
  7. #a554aa
  8. #9c5fa0
  9. #926a95
  10. #89758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad66b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5087e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e14b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a5aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6ce7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df3cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc12ea {
  color: #dc12ea;
}
Background
.bg-dc12ea {
  background-color: #dc12ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc12ea {
  border: 2px solid #dc12ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc12ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc12ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc12ea, #ea128c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc12ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.05 #23ed15 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dc12ea  rgb(220, 18, 234)  hsl(296, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#20ea12  rgb(32, 234, 18)  hsl(116, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#eadc12  rgb(234, 220, 18)  hsl(56, 86%, 49%)  Dandelion
#12eadc  rgb(18, 234, 220)  hsl(176, 86%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise