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#C201DA

#c201da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c201da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 0.39% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.01% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 293.36°, with 99.09% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #c201da
  2. #19da01

Split complementary

  1. #c201da
  2. #86da01
  3. #01da55

Analogous

  1. #5501da
  2. #c201da
  3. #da0186

Triadic

  1. #c201da
  2. #dac201
  3. #01dac2

Tetradic

  1. #c201da
  2. #da0119
  3. #19da01
  4. #01dac2

Square

  1. #c201da
  2. #da5501
  3. #19da01
  4. #0186da

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0042
  2. #7e018e
  3. #c201da
  4. #e729fe
  5. #ef76fe

Shades

#c201da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c201da
  2. #af01c4
  3. #9b01ae
  4. #880199
  5. #740183
  6. #61016d
  7. #4e0057
  8. #3a0041
  9. #27002c
  10. #130016
  11. #000000

Tints

#c201da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c201da
  2. #c81ade
  3. #ce34e1
  4. #d44de5
  5. #da67e9
  6. #e180ed
  7. #e799f0
  8. #edb3f4
  9. #f3ccf8
  10. #f9e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c201da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c201da
  2. #bb0ed1
  3. #b51ac8
  4. #ae27bf
  5. #a834b6
  6. #a141ad
  7. #9a4da4
  8. #945a9b
  9. #8d6792
  10. #877389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9859a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3777d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c44680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c336ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c201da {
  color: #c201da;
}
Background
.bg-c201da {
  background-color: #c201da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c201da {
  border: 2px solid #c201da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c201da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 1 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c201da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c201da, #da0186);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c201da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 1 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.45 #3dfe25 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c201da  rgb(194, 1, 218)  hsl(293, 99%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#19da01  rgb(25, 218, 1)  hsl(113, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dac201  rgb(218, 194, 1)  hsl(53, 99%, 43%)  Citrine
#01dac2  rgb(1, 218, 194)  hsl(173, 99%, 43%)  Turquoise