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#C01ACD

#c01acd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01acd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 10.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.34% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.64°, with 77.49% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #c01acd
  2. #27cd1a

Split complementary

  1. #c01acd
  2. #80cd1a
  3. #1acd66

Analogous

  1. #661acd
  2. #c01acd
  3. #cd1a80

Triadic

  1. #c01acd
  2. #cdc01a
  3. #1acdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c01acd
  2. #cd1a27
  3. #27cd1a
  4. #1acdc0

Square

  1. #c01acd
  2. #cd661a
  3. #27cd1a
  4. #1a80cd

Monochromatic

  1. #410945
  2. #801189
  3. #c01acd
  4. #dd4be8
  5. #ea8ff1

Shades

#c01acd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01acd
  2. #ad17b9
  3. #9a15a4
  4. #861290
  5. #73107b
  6. #600d67
  7. #4d0a52
  8. #3a083e
  9. #260529
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01acd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01acd
  2. #c631d2
  3. #cd48d7
  4. #d35fdc
  5. #d976e1
  6. #e08de6
  7. #e6a3eb
  8. #ecbaf0
  9. #f2d1f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01acd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01acd
  2. #ba24c5
  3. #b32ebe
  4. #ad39b6
  5. #a643ae
  6. #a04da7
  7. #9a579f
  8. #936197
  9. #8d6c8f
  10. #867688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975a9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4777c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4447a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7951d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c238a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01acd {
  color: #c01acd;
}
Background
.bg-c01acd {
  background-color: #c01acd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01acd {
  border: 2px solid #c01acd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01acd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 26 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01acd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01acd, #cd1a80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01acd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 26 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.21 #3fe532 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c01acd  rgb(192, 26, 205)  hsl(296, 77%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#27cd1a  rgb(39, 205, 26)  hsl(116, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdc01a  rgb(205, 192, 26)  hsl(56, 77%, 45%)  Citrine
#1acdc0  rgb(26, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 77%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise