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#C211FF

#c211ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c211ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 6.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.92% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 284.62°, with 100% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.

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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #c211ff
  2. #4eff11

Split complementary

  1. #c211ff
  2. #c5ff11
  3. #11ff4b

Analogous

  1. #4b11ff
  2. #c211ff
  3. #ff11c5

Triadic

  1. #c211ff
  2. #ffc211
  3. #11ffc2

Tetradic

  1. #c211ff
  2. #ff114e
  3. #4eff11
  4. #11ffc2

Square

  1. #c211ff
  2. #ff4b11
  3. #4eff11
  4. #11c5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #580077
  2. #9100c3
  3. #c211ff
  4. #d65dff
  5. #e9aaff

Shades

#c211ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c211ff
  2. #af0fe6
  3. #9b0ecc
  4. #880cb3
  5. #740a99
  6. #610980
  7. #4e0766
  8. #3a054d
  9. #270333
  10. #13021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c211ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c211ff
  2. #c829ff
  3. #ce41ff
  4. #d458ff
  5. #da70ff
  6. #e188ff
  7. #e7a0ff
  8. #edb8ff
  9. #f3cfff
  10. #f9e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c211ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c211ff
  2. #bb1cf2
  3. #b527e6
  4. #ae32d9
  5. #a83dcc
  6. #a149c0
  7. #9a54b3
  8. #945fa6
  9. #8d6a99
  10. #87758d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c60be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c63fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4ac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c211ff {
  color: #c211ff;
}
Background
.bg-c211ff {
  background-color: #c211ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c211ff {
  border: 2px solid #c211ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c211ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 17 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c211ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c211ff, #ff11c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c211ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 17 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.94 #3dee00 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c211ff  rgb(194, 17, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4eff11  rgb(78, 255, 17)  hsl(105, 100%, 53%)  Harlequin
#ffc211  rgb(255, 194, 17)  hsl(45, 100%, 53%)  Mikado Yellow
#11ffc2  rgb(17, 255, 194)  hsl(165, 100%, 53%)  Aquamarine