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#C00AEB

#c00aeb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c00aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.3% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.53°, with 91.84% saturation and 48.04% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #35eb0a

Split complementary

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #a6eb0a
  3. #0aeb4f

Analogous

  1. #4f0aeb
  2. #c00aeb
  3. #eb0aa6

Triadic

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #ebc00a
  3. #0aebc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #eb0a35
  3. #35eb0a
  4. #0aebc0

Square

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #eb4f0a
  3. #35eb0a
  4. #0aa6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #480458
  2. #8407a2
  3. #c00aeb
  4. #d64af7
  5. #e794fa

Shades

#c00aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #ad09d4
  3. #9a08bc
  4. #8607a5
  5. #73068d
  6. #600576
  7. #4d045e
  8. #3a0347
  9. #26022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #c623ed
  3. #cd3bef
  4. #d354f1
  5. #d96cf3
  6. #e085f5
  7. #e69df7
  8. #ecb6f9
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00aeb
  2. #ba16e0
  3. #b322d6
  4. #ad2dcb
  5. #a639c0
  6. #a045b6
  7. #9a51ab
  8. #935da0
  9. #8d6895
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1478e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be528b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f54ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf40b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00aeb {
  color: #c00aeb;
}
Background
.bg-c00aeb {
  background-color: #c00aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00aeb {
  border: 2px solid #c00aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00aeb, #eb0aa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.09 #3ff514 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c00aeb  rgb(192, 10, 235)  hsl(289, 92%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#35eb0a  rgb(53, 235, 10)  hsl(109, 92%, 48%)  Lime
#ebc00a  rgb(235, 192, 10)  hsl(49, 92%, 48%)  Jonquil
#0aebc0  rgb(10, 235, 192)  hsl(169, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine