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#C824EF

#c824ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c824ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288.47°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.1977

Complementary

  1. #c824ef
  2. #4bef24

Split complementary

  1. #c824ef
  2. #b1ef24
  3. #24ef62

Analogous

  1. #6224ef
  2. #c824ef
  3. #ef24b1

Triadic

  1. #c824ef
  2. #efc824
  3. #24efc8

Tetradic

  1. #c824ef
  2. #ef244b
  3. #4bef24
  4. #24efc8

Square

  1. #c824ef
  2. #ef6224
  3. #4bef24
  4. #24b1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0872
  2. #980eb9
  3. #c824ef
  4. #da6bf4
  5. #ecb3f9

Shades

#c824ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c824ef
  2. #b420d7
  3. #a01dbf
  4. #8c19a7
  5. #78168f
  6. #641278
  7. #500e60
  8. #3c0b48
  9. #280730
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c824ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c824ef
  2. #ce3af1
  3. #d350f2
  4. #d966f4
  5. #de7cf5
  6. #e492f7
  7. #e9a7f9
  8. #efbdfa
  9. #f4d3fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c824ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c824ef
  2. #c12de4
  3. #ba36d9
  4. #b240ce
  5. #ab49c3
  6. #a452b8
  7. #9d5bac
  8. #9664a1
  9. #8e6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a063b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3180eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8967ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c749bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c824ef {
  color: #c824ef;
}
Background
.bg-c824ef {
  background-color: #c824ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c824ef {
  border: 2px solid #c824ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c824ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c824ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c824ef, #ef24b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c824ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.42 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.11 #37db10 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c824ef  rgb(200, 36, 239)  hsl(288, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4bef24  rgb(75, 239, 36)  hsl(108, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efc824  rgb(239, 200, 36)  hsl(48, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#24efc8  rgb(36, 239, 200)  hsl(168, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine