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#C112E2

#c112e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c112e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.6% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 290.48°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #c112e2
  2. #33e212

Split complementary

  1. #c112e2
  2. #9be212
  3. #12e259

Analogous

  1. #5912e2
  2. #c112e2
  3. #e2129b

Triadic

  1. #c112e2
  2. #e2c112
  3. #12e2c1

Tetradic

  1. #c112e2
  2. #e21233
  3. #33e212
  4. #12e2c1

Square

  1. #c112e2
  2. #e25912
  3. #33e212
  4. #129be2

Monochromatic

  1. #480754
  2. #840c9b
  3. #c112e2
  4. #d74ff1
  5. #e796f7

Shades

#c112e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c112e2
  2. #ae10cb
  3. #9a0eb5
  4. #870d9e
  5. #740b88
  6. #610971
  7. #4d075a
  8. #3a0544
  9. #27042d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#c112e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c112e2
  2. #c72ae5
  3. #cd41e8
  4. #d459eb
  5. #da71ee
  6. #e089f1
  7. #e6a0f3
  8. #ecb8f6
  9. #f3d0f9
  10. #f9e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c112e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c112e2
  2. #bb1dd8
  3. #b428ce
  4. #ae33c5
  5. #a73ebb
  6. #a149b1
  7. #9a54a7
  8. #945f9d
  9. #8d6a94
  10. #87758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e78de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c14e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7353e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8460e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c13eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c112e2 {
  color: #c112e2;
}
Background
.bg-c112e2 {
  background-color: #c112e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c112e2 {
  border: 2px solid #c112e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c112e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c112e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c112e2, #e2129b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c112e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.58 #3eed1d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c112e2  rgb(193, 18, 226)  hsl(290, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#33e212  rgb(51, 226, 18)  hsl(110, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2c112  rgb(226, 193, 18)  hsl(50, 85%, 48%)  Jonquil
#12e2c1  rgb(18, 226, 193)  hsl(170, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise