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#C233EB

#c233eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c233eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 20% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.45% cyan, 78.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.63°, with 82.14% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.1984

Complementary

  1. #c233eb
  2. #5ceb33

Split complementary

  1. #c233eb
  2. #b8eb33
  3. #33eb66

Analogous

  1. #6633eb
  2. #c233eb
  3. #eb33b8

Triadic

  1. #c233eb
  2. #ebc233
  3. #33ebc2

Tetradic

  1. #c233eb
  2. #eb335c
  3. #5ceb33
  4. #33ebc2

Square

  1. #c233eb
  2. #eb6633
  3. #5ceb33
  4. #33b8eb

Monochromatic

  1. #610c79
  2. #9813bf
  3. #c233eb
  4. #d779f2
  5. #ecbef9

Shades

#c233eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c233eb
  2. #af2ed4
  3. #9b29bc
  4. #8824a5
  5. #741f8d
  6. #611a76
  7. #4e145e
  8. #3a0f47
  9. #270a2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c233eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c233eb
  2. #c847ed
  3. #ce5cef
  4. #d470f1
  5. #da85f3
  6. #e199f5
  7. #e7adf7
  8. #edc2f9
  9. #f3d6fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c233eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c233eb
  2. #bb3be0
  3. #b542d6
  4. #ae4acb
  5. #a852c0
  6. #a15ab6
  7. #9a61ab
  8. #9469a0
  9. #8d7195
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c66b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c150bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c233eb {
  color: #c233eb;
}
Background
.bg-c233eb {
  background-color: #c233eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c233eb {
  border: 2px solid #c233eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c233eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 51 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c233eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c233eb, #eb33b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c233eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 51 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.23 #3dcc14 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c233eb  rgb(194, 51, 235)  hsl(287, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5ceb33  rgb(92, 235, 51)  hsl(107, 82%, 56%)  Neon Green
#ebc233  rgb(235, 194, 51)  hsl(47, 82%, 56%)  Saffron
#33ebc2  rgb(51, 235, 194)  hsl(167, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine