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#C809FF

#c809ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c809ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 3.53% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 96.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 286.59°, with 100% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #c809ff
  2. #40ff09

Split complementary

  1. #c809ff
  2. #bbff09
  3. #09ff4d

Analogous

  1. #4d09ff
  2. #c809ff
  3. #ff09bb

Triadic

  1. #c809ff
  2. #ffc809
  3. #09ffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c809ff
  2. #ff0940
  3. #40ff09
  4. #09ffc8

Square

  1. #c809ff
  2. #ff4d09
  3. #40ff09
  4. #09bbff

Monochromatic

  1. #56006f
  2. #9200bb
  3. #c809ff
  4. #d955ff
  5. #eaa2ff

Shades

#c809ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c809ff
  2. #b408e6
  3. #a007cc
  4. #8c06b3
  5. #780599
  6. #640580
  7. #500466
  8. #3c034d
  9. #280233
  10. #14011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c809ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c809ff
  2. #ce22ff
  3. #d33aff
  4. #d953ff
  5. #de6bff
  6. #e484ff
  7. #e99dff
  8. #efb5ff
  9. #f4ceff
  10. #fae6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c809ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c809ff
  2. #c115f2
  3. #ba21e6
  4. #b22dd9
  5. #ab39cc
  6. #a445c0
  7. #9d50b3
  8. #965ca6
  9. #8e6899
  10. #87748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a061bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8264fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c548c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c809ff {
  color: #c809ff;
}
Background
.bg-c809ff {
  background-color: #c809ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c809ff {
  border: 2px solid #c809ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c809ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 9 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c809ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c809ff, #ff09bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c809ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 9 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.13 #37f600 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c809ff  rgb(200, 9, 255)  hsl(287, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#40ff09  rgb(64, 255, 9)  hsl(107, 100%, 52%)  Harlequin
#ffc809  rgb(255, 200, 9)  hsl(47, 100%, 52%)  Mikado Yellow
#09ffc8  rgb(9, 255, 200)  hsl(167, 100%, 52%)  Aquamarine