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#C331DE

#c331de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 19.22% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.16% cyan, 77.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 290.64°, with 72.38% saturation and 53.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #c331de
  2. #4cde31

Split complementary

  1. #c331de
  2. #a2de31
  3. #31de6d

Analogous

  1. #6d31de
  2. #c331de
  3. #de31a2

Triadic

  1. #c331de
  2. #dec331
  3. #31dec3

Tetradic

  1. #c331de
  2. #de314c
  3. #4cde31
  4. #31dec3

Square

  1. #c331de
  2. #de6d31
  3. #4cde31
  4. #31a2de

Monochromatic

  1. #581066
  2. #921ba8
  3. #c331de
  4. #d673e9
  5. #e9b5f3

Shades

#c331de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331de
  2. #b02cc8
  3. #9c27b2
  4. #89229b
  5. #751d85
  6. #62196f
  7. #4e1459
  8. #3b0f43
  9. #270a2c
  10. #140516
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331de
  2. #c946e1
  3. #cf5ae5
  4. #d56fe8
  5. #db83eb
  6. #e198ef
  7. #e7adf2
  8. #edc1f5
  9. #f3d6f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331de
  2. #bc39d5
  3. #b641cb
  4. #af49c2
  5. #a851b8
  6. #a259af
  7. #9b60a6
  8. #94689c
  9. #8d7093
  10. #877889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c64ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a68dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c44ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331de {
  color: #c331de;
}
Background
.bg-c331de {
  background-color: #c331de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331de {
  border: 2px solid #c331de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331de, #de31a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #3cce21 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c331de  rgb(195, 49, 222)  hsl(291, 72%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4cde31  rgb(76, 222, 49)  hsl(111, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dec331  rgb(222, 195, 49)  hsl(51, 72%, 53%)  Old Gold
#31dec3  rgb(49, 222, 195)  hsl(171, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise