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#C828FA

#c828fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c828fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.69% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 95.45% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #c828fa
  2. #5afa28

Split complementary

  1. #c828fa
  2. #c3fa28
  3. #28fa5f

Analogous

  1. #5f28fa
  2. #c828fa
  3. #fa28c3

Triadic

  1. #c828fa
  2. #fac828
  3. #28fac8

Tetradic

  1. #c828fa
  2. #fa285a
  3. #5afa28
  4. #28fac8

Square

  1. #c828fa
  2. #fa5f28
  3. #5afa28
  4. #28c3fa

Monochromatic

  1. #670386
  2. #a005d1
  3. #c828fa
  4. #db73fc
  5. #eebefd

Shades

#c828fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c828fa
  2. #b424e1
  3. #a020c8
  4. #8c1caf
  5. #781896
  6. #64147d
  7. #501064
  8. #3c0c4b
  9. #280832
  10. #140419
  11. #000000

Tints

#c828fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c828fa
  2. #ce3efb
  3. #d353fb
  4. #d969fc
  5. #de7efc
  6. #e494fd
  7. #e9a9fd
  8. #efbffe
  9. #f4d4fe
  10. #faeaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c828fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c828fa
  2. #c131ee
  3. #ba3ae2
  4. #b242d5
  5. #ab4bc9
  6. #a454bd
  7. #9d5db1
  8. #9666a5
  9. #8e6e98
  10. #87778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a166bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d81f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64fc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c828fa {
  color: #c828fa;
}
Background
.bg-c828fa {
  background-color: #c828fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c828fa {
  border: 2px solid #c828fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c828fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 40 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c828fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c828fa, #fa28c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c828fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 40 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.09 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 11.31 #37d705 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c828fa  rgb(200, 40, 250)  hsl(286, 95%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5afa28  rgb(90, 250, 40)  hsl(106, 95%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fac828  rgb(250, 200, 40)  hsl(46, 95%, 57%)  Sunglow
#28fac8  rgb(40, 250, 200)  hsl(166, 95%, 57%)  Aquamarine