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#C021E1

#c021e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c021e1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.67% cyan, 85.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 289.69°, with 76.19% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #c021e1
  2. #42e121

Split complementary

  1. #c021e1
  2. #a2e121
  3. #21e160

Analogous

  1. #6021e1
  2. #c021e1
  3. #e121a2

Triadic

  1. #c021e1
  2. #e1c021
  3. #21e1c0

Tetradic

  1. #c021e1
  2. #e12142
  3. #42e121
  4. #21e1c0

Square

  1. #c021e1
  2. #e16021
  3. #42e121
  4. #21a2e1

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0d5d
  2. #8816a0
  3. #c021e1
  4. #d364ea
  5. #e6a8f3

Shades

#c021e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021e1
  2. #ad1ecb
  3. #9a1ab4
  4. #86179e
  5. #731487
  6. #601171
  7. #4d0d5a
  8. #3a0a44
  9. #26072d
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021e1
  2. #c637e4
  3. #cd4de7
  4. #d364ea
  5. #d97aed
  6. #e090f0
  7. #e6a6f3
  8. #ecbcf6
  9. #f2d3f9
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021e1
  2. #ba2bd7
  3. #b334ce
  4. #ad3ec4
  5. #a647ba
  6. #a051b1
  7. #9a5aa7
  8. #93649d
  9. #8d6d93
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #357add ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7457e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8462df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c043b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021e1 {
  color: #c021e1;
}
Background
.bg-c021e1 {
  background-color: #c021e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021e1 {
  border: 2px solid #c021e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 76% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021e1, #e121a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.64 #3fde1e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c021e1  rgb(192, 33, 225)  hsl(290, 76%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#42e121  rgb(66, 225, 33)  hsl(110, 76%, 51%)  Lime Green
#e1c021  rgb(225, 192, 33)  hsl(50, 76%, 51%)  Jonquil
#21e1c0  rgb(33, 225, 192)  hsl(170, 76%, 51%)  Turquoise