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#C331EE

#c331ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.07% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.35°, with 84.75% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1997

Complementary

  1. #c331ee
  2. #5cee31

Split complementary

  1. #c331ee
  2. #baee31
  3. #31ee64

Analogous

  1. #6431ee
  2. #c331ee
  3. #ee31ba

Triadic

  1. #c331ee
  2. #eec331
  3. #31eec3

Tetradic

  1. #c331ee
  2. #ee315c
  3. #5cee31
  4. #31eec3

Square

  1. #c331ee
  2. #ee6431
  3. #5cee31
  4. #31baee

Monochromatic

  1. #620a7c
  2. #9a10c2
  3. #c331ee
  4. #d878f4
  5. #ecbefa

Shades

#c331ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331ee
  2. #b02cd6
  3. #9c27be
  4. #8922a7
  5. #751d8f
  6. #621977
  7. #4e145f
  8. #3b0f47
  9. #270a30
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331ee
  2. #c946f0
  3. #cf5af1
  4. #d56ff3
  5. #db83f5
  6. #e198f7
  7. #e7adf8
  8. #edc1fa
  9. #f3d6fc
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331ee
  2. #bc39e3
  3. #b641d8
  4. #af49cd
  5. #a851c2
  6. #a259b7
  7. #9b60ac
  8. #9468a1
  9. #8d7096
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d66b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3280ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c150be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331ee {
  color: #c331ee;
}
Background
.bg-c331ee {
  background-color: #c331ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331ee {
  border: 2px solid #c331ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331ee, #ee31ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.44 #3cce11 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c331ee  rgb(195, 49, 238)  hsl(286, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5cee31  rgb(92, 238, 49)  hsl(106, 85%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eec331  rgb(238, 195, 49)  hsl(46, 85%, 56%)  Saffron
#31eec3  rgb(49, 238, 195)  hsl(166, 85%, 56%)  Aquamarine