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#C021B4

#c021b4 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021b4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 6.25% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 304.53°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.75.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #c021b4
  2. #21c02d

Split complementary

  1. #c021b4
  2. #65c021
  3. #21c07d

Analogous

  1. #7d21c0
  2. #c021b4
  3. #c02165

Triadic

  1. #c021b4
  2. #b4c021
  3. #21b4c0

Tetradic

  1. #c021b4
  2. #c02d21
  3. #21c02d
  4. #21b4c0

Square

  1. #c021b4
  2. #c07d21
  3. #21c02d
  4. #2165c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b3a
  2. #7f1677
  3. #c021b4
  4. #e04dd5
  5. #ec8ee5

Shades

#c021b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021b4
  2. #ad1ea2
  3. #9a1a90
  4. #86177e
  5. #73146c
  6. #60115a
  7. #4d0d48
  8. #3a0a36
  9. #260724
  10. #130312
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021b4
  2. #c637bc
  3. #cd4dc3
  4. #d364cb
  5. #d97ad2
  6. #e090da
  7. #e6a6e1
  8. #ecbce9
  9. #f2d3f0
  10. #f9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021b4
  2. #ba2baf
  3. #b334aa
  4. #ad3ea4
  5. #a6479f
  6. #a0519a
  7. #9a5a95
  8. #936490
  9. #8d6d8a
  10. #867785
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96598f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0960b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a75b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8386d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4eb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5318f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021b4 {
  color: #c021b4;
}
Background
.bg-c021b4 {
  background-color: #c021b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021b4 {
  border: 2px solid #c021b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021b4, #c02165);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 180 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.87 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.34 #3fde4b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c021b4  rgb(192, 33, 180)  hsl(305, 71%, 44%)  Purpureus
#21c02d  rgb(33, 192, 45)  hsl(125, 71%, 44%)  Lime Green
#b4c021  rgb(180, 192, 33)  hsl(65, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#21b4c0  rgb(33, 180, 192)  hsl(185, 71%, 44%)  Verdigris