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#C021BC

#c021bc ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 2.08% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 301.51°, 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.61.

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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #c021bc
  2. #21c025

Split complementary

  1. #c021bc
  2. #6dc021
  3. #21c075

Analogous

  1. #7521c0
  2. #c021bc
  3. #c0216d

Triadic

  1. #c021bc
  2. #bcc021
  3. #21bcc0

Tetradic

  1. #c021bc
  2. #c02521
  3. #21c025
  4. #21bcc0

Square

  1. #c021bc
  2. #c07521
  3. #21c025
  4. #216dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b3c
  2. #7f167c
  3. #c021bc
  4. #e04ddd
  5. #ec8ee9

Shades

#c021bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021bc
  2. #ad1ea9
  3. #9a1a96
  4. #861784
  5. #731471
  6. #60115e
  7. #4d0d4b
  8. #3a0a38
  9. #260726
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021bc
  2. #c637c3
  3. #cd4dc9
  4. #d364d0
  5. #d97ad7
  6. #e090de
  7. #e6a6e4
  8. #ecbceb
  9. #f2d3f2
  10. #f9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021bc
  2. #ba2bb6
  3. #b334b0
  4. #ad3eaa
  5. #a647a4
  6. #a0519e
  7. #9a5a98
  8. #936492
  9. #8d6d8c
  10. #867786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5676b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73d71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d50be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021bc {
  color: #c021bc;
}
Background
.bg-c021bc {
  background-color: #c021bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021bc {
  border: 2px solid #c021bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021bc, #c0216d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.29 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.59 #3fde43 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c021bc  rgb(192, 33, 188)  hsl(302, 71%, 44%)  Purpureus
#21c025  rgb(33, 192, 37)  hsl(122, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bcc021  rgb(188, 192, 33)  hsl(62, 71%, 44%)  Citrine
#21bcc0  rgb(33, 188, 192)  hsl(182, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue