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#C515FF

#c515ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c515ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 8.24% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.75% cyan, 91.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.13°, with 100% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #c515ff
  2. #4fff15

Split complementary

  1. #c515ff
  2. #c4ff15
  3. #15ff50

Analogous

  1. #5015ff
  2. #c515ff
  3. #ff15c4

Triadic

  1. #c515ff
  2. #ffc515
  3. #15ffc5

Tetradic

  1. #c515ff
  2. #ff154f
  3. #4fff15
  4. #15ffc5

Square

  1. #c515ff
  2. #ff5015
  3. #4fff15
  4. #15c4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #5d007b
  2. #9600c8
  3. #c515ff
  4. #d862ff
  5. #ebaeff

Shades

#c515ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c515ff
  2. #b113e6
  3. #9e11cc
  4. #8a0fb3
  5. #760d99
  6. #630b80
  7. #4f0866
  8. #3b064d
  9. #270433
  10. #14021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c515ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c515ff
  2. #cb2cff
  3. #d144ff
  4. #d65bff
  5. #dc73ff
  6. #e28aff
  7. #e8a1ff
  8. #eeb9ff
  9. #f3d0ff
  10. #f9e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c515ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c515ff
  2. #be20f2
  3. #b72ae6
  4. #b035d9
  5. #a940cc
  6. #a34bc0
  7. #9c55b3
  8. #9560a6
  9. #8e6b99
  10. #87758d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e61be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f64fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c515ff {
  color: #c515ff;
}
Background
.bg-c515ff {
  background-color: #c515ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c515ff {
  border: 2px solid #c515ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c515ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 21 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c515ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c515ff, #ff15c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c515ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 21 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.32 #3aea00 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c515ff  rgb(197, 21, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4fff15  rgb(79, 255, 21)  hsl(105, 100%, 54%)  Harlequin
#ffc515  rgb(255, 197, 21)  hsl(45, 100%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#15ffc5  rgb(21, 255, 197)  hsl(165, 100%, 54%)  Aquamarine