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#C517FF

#c517ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c517ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 9.02% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.75% cyan, 90.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #c517ff
  2. #51ff17

Split complementary

  1. #c517ff
  2. #c5ff17
  3. #17ff51

Analogous

  1. #5117ff
  2. #c517ff
  3. #ff17c5

Triadic

  1. #c517ff
  2. #ffc517
  3. #17ffc5

Tetradic

  1. #c517ff
  2. #ff1751
  3. #51ff17
  4. #17ffc5

Square

  1. #c517ff
  2. #ff5117
  3. #51ff17
  4. #17c5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #5e007d
  2. #9700ca
  3. #c517ff
  4. #d864ff
  5. #ebb0ff

Shades

#c517ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c517ff
  2. #b115e6
  3. #9e12cc
  4. #8a10b3
  5. #760e99
  6. #630c80
  7. #4f0966
  8. #3b074d
  9. #270533
  10. #14021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c517ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c517ff
  2. #cb2eff
  3. #d145ff
  4. #d65dff
  5. #dc74ff
  6. #e28bff
  7. #e8a2ff
  8. #eeb9ff
  9. #f3d1ff
  10. #f9e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c517ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c517ff
  2. #be22f2
  3. #b72ce6
  4. #b037d9
  5. #a941cc
  6. #a34cc0
  7. #9c56b3
  8. #9561a6
  9. #8e6b99
  10. #87768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e62bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f65fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c517ff {
  color: #c517ff;
}
Background
.bg-c517ff {
  background-color: #c517ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c517ff {
  border: 2px solid #c517ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c517ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 23 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c517ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c517ff, #ff17c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c517ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 23 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.26 #3ae800 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c517ff  rgb(197, 23, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#51ff17  rgb(81, 255, 23)  hsl(105, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ffc517  rgb(255, 197, 23)  hsl(45, 100%, 55%)  Mikado Yellow
#17ffc5  rgb(23, 255, 197)  hsl(165, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine