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#C021EE

#c021ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c021ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.33% cyan, 86.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.54°, with 85.77% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.1847

Complementary

  1. #c021ee
  2. #4fee21

Split complementary

  1. #c021ee
  2. #b5ee21
  3. #21ee5a

Analogous

  1. #5a21ee
  2. #c021ee
  3. #ee21b5

Triadic

  1. #c021ee
  2. #eec021
  3. #21eec0

Tetradic

  1. #c021ee
  2. #ee214f
  3. #4fee21
  4. #21eec0

Square

  1. #c021ee
  2. #ee5a21
  3. #4fee21
  4. #21b5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #57086e
  2. #8f0eb5
  3. #c021ee
  4. #d468f3
  5. #e8aff9

Shades

#c021ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021ee
  2. #ad1ed6
  3. #9a1abe
  4. #8617a7
  5. #73148f
  6. #601177
  7. #4d0d5f
  8. #3a0a47
  9. #260730
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021ee
  2. #c637f0
  3. #cd4df1
  4. #d364f3
  5. #d97af5
  6. #e090f7
  7. #e6a6f8
  8. #ecbcfa
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021ee
  2. #ba2be3
  3. #b334d8
  4. #ad3ecd
  5. #a647c2
  6. #a051b7
  7. #9a5aac
  8. #9364a1
  9. #8d6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a60b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7059f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8163ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be48bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021ee {
  color: #c021ee;
}
Background
.bg-c021ee {
  background-color: #c021ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c021ee {
  border: 2px solid #c021ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021ee, #ee21b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.16 #3fde11 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c021ee  rgb(192, 33, 238)  hsl(287, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4fee21  rgb(79, 238, 33)  hsl(107, 86%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eec021  rgb(238, 192, 33)  hsl(47, 86%, 53%)  Saffron
#21eec0  rgb(33, 238, 192)  hsl(167, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine