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#C111EE

#c111ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c111ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 6.67% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.91% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.78°, with 86.67% saturation and 50% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #c111ee
  2. #3eee11

Split complementary

  1. #c111ee
  2. #adee11
  3. #11ee52

Analogous

  1. #5211ee
  2. #c111ee
  3. #ee11ad

Triadic

  1. #c111ee
  2. #eec111
  3. #11eec1

Tetradic

  1. #c111ee
  2. #ee113e
  3. #3eee11
  4. #11eec1

Square

  1. #c111ee
  2. #ee5211
  3. #3eee11
  4. #11adee

Monochromatic

  1. #4d075f
  2. #870ca7
  3. #c111ee
  4. #d458f3
  5. #e6a0f8

Shades

#c111ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c111ee
  2. #ae0fd6
  3. #9a0ebe
  4. #870ca7
  5. #740a8f
  6. #610977
  7. #4d075f
  8. #3a0547
  9. #270330
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#c111ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c111ee
  2. #c729f0
  3. #cd41f1
  4. #d458f3
  5. #da70f5
  6. #e088f7
  7. #e6a0f8
  8. #ecb8fa
  9. #f3cffc
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c111ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c111ee
  2. #bb1ce3
  3. #b427d8
  4. #ae32cd
  5. #a73dc2
  6. #a149b7
  7. #9a54ac
  8. #945fa1
  9. #8d6a96
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995db3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #117aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f56f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8061ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf43bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c111ee {
  color: #c111ee;
}
Background
.bg-c111ee {
  background-color: #c111ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c111ee {
  border: 2px solid #c111ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c111ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 17 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c111ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c111ee, #ee11ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c111ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 17 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.61 #3eee11 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c111ee  rgb(193, 17, 238)  hsl(288, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3eee11  rgb(62, 238, 17)  hsl(108, 87%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eec111  rgb(238, 193, 17)  hsl(48, 87%, 50%)  Saffron
#11eec1  rgb(17, 238, 193)  hsl(168, 87%, 50%)  Aquamarine