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#C331EF

#c331ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.41% cyan, 79.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 286.11°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.2003

Complementary

  1. #c331ef
  2. #5def31

Split complementary

  1. #c331ef
  2. #bcef31
  3. #31ef64

Analogous

  1. #6431ef
  2. #c331ef
  3. #ef31bc

Triadic

  1. #c331ef
  2. #efc331
  3. #31efc3

Tetradic

  1. #c331ef
  2. #ef315d
  3. #5def31
  4. #31efc3

Square

  1. #c331ef
  2. #ef6431
  3. #5def31
  4. #31bcef

Monochromatic

  1. #630a7d
  2. #9a0fc4
  3. #c331ef
  4. #d878f5
  5. #ecbffa

Shades

#c331ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331ef
  2. #b02cd7
  3. #9c27bf
  4. #8922a7
  5. #751d8f
  6. #621978
  7. #4e1460
  8. #3b0f48
  9. #270a30
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331ef
  2. #c946f1
  3. #cf5af2
  4. #d56ff4
  5. #db83f5
  6. #e198f7
  7. #e7adf9
  8. #edc1fa
  9. #f3d6fc
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331ef
  2. #bc39e4
  3. #b641d9
  4. #af49ce
  5. #a851c3
  6. #a259b8
  7. #9b60ac
  8. #9468a1
  9. #8d7096
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d66b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3080eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8569ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c150be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331ef {
  color: #c331ef;
}
Background
.bg-c331ef {
  background-color: #c331ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331ef {
  border: 2px solid #c331ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331ef, #ef31bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.45 #3cce10 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c331ef  rgb(195, 49, 239)  hsl(286, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#5def31  rgb(93, 239, 49)  hsl(106, 86%, 56%)  Neon Green
#efc331  rgb(239, 195, 49)  hsl(46, 86%, 56%)  Saffron
#31efc3  rgb(49, 239, 195)  hsl(166, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine