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#C33AED

#c33aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c33aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 22.75% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.72% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.92°, with 83.26% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.2074

Complementary

  1. #c33aed
  2. #64ed3a

Split complementary

  1. #c33aed
  2. #beed3a
  3. #3aed69

Analogous

  1. #693aed
  2. #c33aed
  3. #ed3abe

Triadic

  1. #c33aed
  2. #edc33a
  3. #3aedc3

Tetradic

  1. #c33aed
  2. #ed3a64
  3. #64ed3a
  4. #3aedc3

Square

  1. #c33aed
  2. #ed693a
  3. #64ed3a
  4. #3abeed

Monochromatic

  1. #660c82
  2. #9e12c8
  3. #c33aed
  4. #d880f3
  5. #eec6fa

Shades

#c33aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c33aed
  2. #b034d5
  3. #9c2ebe
  4. #8929a6
  5. #75238e
  6. #621d77
  7. #4e175f
  8. #3b1147
  9. #270c2f
  10. #140618
  11. #000000

Tints

#c33aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c33aed
  2. #c94eef
  3. #cf61f1
  4. #d575f2
  5. #db89f4
  6. #e19df6
  7. #e7b0f8
  8. #edc4fa
  9. #f3d8fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c33aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c33aed
  2. #bc41e2
  3. #b648d7
  4. #af4fcc
  5. #a856c1
  6. #a25db7
  7. #9b64ac
  8. #946ba1
  9. #8d7296
  10. #87798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e69b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7963f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c255be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c33aed {
  color: #c33aed;
}
Background
.bg-c33aed {
  background-color: #c33aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c33aed {
  border: 2px solid #c33aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c33aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 58 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c33aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c33aed, #ed3abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c33aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 58 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.84 #3cc512 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c33aed  rgb(195, 58, 237)  hsl(286, 83%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#64ed3a  rgb(100, 237, 58)  hsl(106, 83%, 58%)  Neon Green
#edc33a  rgb(237, 195, 58)  hsl(46, 83%, 58%)  Saffron
#3aedc3  rgb(58, 237, 195)  hsl(166, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine