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#C217FC

#c217fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c217fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 9.02% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.02% cyan, 90.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 284.8°, with 97.45% saturation and 53.92% 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 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #c217fc
  2. #51fc17

Split complementary

  1. #c217fc
  2. #c4fc17
  3. #17fc4f

Analogous

  1. #4f17fc
  2. #c217fc
  3. #fc17c4

Triadic

  1. #c217fc
  2. #fcc217
  3. #17fcc2

Tetradic

  1. #c217fc
  2. #fc1751
  3. #51fc17
  4. #17fcc2

Square

  1. #c217fc
  2. #fc4f17
  3. #51fc17
  4. #17c4fc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0278
  2. #9303c4
  3. #c217fc
  4. #d663fd
  5. #eaaefe

Shades

#c217fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c217fc
  2. #af15e3
  3. #9b12ca
  4. #8810b0
  5. #740e97
  6. #610c7e
  7. #4e0965
  8. #3a074c
  9. #270532
  10. #130219
  11. #000000

Tints

#c217fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c217fc
  2. #c82efc
  3. #ce45fd
  4. #d45dfd
  5. #da74fd
  6. #e18bfe
  7. #e7a2fe
  8. #edb9fe
  9. #f3d1fe
  10. #f9e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c217fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c217fc
  2. #bb22f0
  3. #b52ce3
  4. #ae37d7
  5. #a841ca
  6. #a14cbe
  7. #9a56b2
  8. #9461a5
  9. #8d6b99
  10. #87768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c60bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4ac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c217fc {
  color: #c217fc;
}
Background
.bg-c217fc {
  background-color: #c217fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c217fc {
  border: 2px solid #c217fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c217fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 23 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c217fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c217fc, #fc17c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c217fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 23 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.86 #3de803 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c217fc  rgb(194, 23, 252)  hsl(285, 97%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#51fc17  rgb(81, 252, 23)  hsl(105, 97%, 54%)  Harlequin
#fcc217  rgb(252, 194, 23)  hsl(45, 97%, 54%)  Golden Poppy
#17fcc2  rgb(23, 252, 194)  hsl(165, 97%, 54%)  Aquamarine