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#C021EF

#c021ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c021ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.67% cyan, 86.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.31°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1853

Complementary

  1. #c021ef
  2. #50ef21

Split complementary

  1. #c021ef
  2. #b7ef21
  3. #21ef59

Analogous

  1. #5921ef
  2. #c021ef
  3. #ef21b7

Triadic

  1. #c021ef
  2. #efc021
  3. #21efc0

Tetradic

  1. #c021ef
  2. #ef2150
  3. #50ef21
  4. #21efc0

Square

  1. #c021ef
  2. #ef5921
  3. #50ef21
  4. #21b7ef

Monochromatic

  1. #57086f
  2. #900db6
  3. #c021ef
  4. #d468f4
  5. #e8b0f9

Shades

#c021ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021ef
  2. #ad1ed7
  3. #9a1abf
  4. #8617a7
  5. #73148f
  6. #601178
  7. #4d0d60
  8. #3a0a48
  9. #260730
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021ef
  2. #c637f1
  3. #cd4df2
  4. #d364f4
  5. #d97af5
  6. #e090f7
  7. #e6a6f9
  8. #ecbcfa
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021ef
  2. #ba2be4
  3. #b334d9
  4. #ad3ece
  5. #a647c3
  6. #a051b8
  7. #9a5aac
  8. #9364a1
  9. #8d6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a60b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7059f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8063ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021ef {
  color: #c021ef;
}
Background
.bg-c021ef {
  background-color: #c021ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c021ef {
  border: 2px solid #c021ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021ef, #ef21b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.21 #3fde10 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c021ef  rgb(192, 33, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#50ef21  rgb(80, 239, 33)  hsl(106, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green
#efc021  rgb(239, 192, 33)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#21efc0  rgb(33, 239, 192)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine