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#C51AE8

#c51ae8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c51ae8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 10.2% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.09% cyan, 88.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 289.81°, with 81.75% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #3de81a

Split complementary

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #a4e81a
  3. #1ae85e

Analogous

  1. #5e1ae8
  2. #c51ae8
  3. #e81aa4

Triadic

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #e8c51a
  3. #1ae8c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #e81a3d
  3. #3de81a
  4. #1ae8c5

Square

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #e85e1a
  3. #3de81a
  4. #1aa4e8

Monochromatic

  1. #510a5f
  2. #8c11a5
  3. #c51ae8
  4. #d760ef
  5. #e8a5f6

Shades

#c51ae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #b117d1
  3. #9e15ba
  4. #8a12a2
  5. #76108b
  6. #630d74
  7. #4f0a5d
  8. #3b0846
  9. #27052e
  10. #140317
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51ae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #cb31ea
  3. #d148ed
  4. #d65fef
  5. #dc76f1
  6. #e28df4
  7. #e8a3f6
  8. #eebaf8
  9. #f3d1fa
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51ae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51ae8
  2. #be24de
  3. #b72ed3
  4. #b039c9
  5. #a943be
  6. #a34db4
  7. #9c57aa
  8. #95619f
  9. #8e6c95
  10. #87768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #307ce4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7657eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8763e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c542b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51ae8 {
  color: #c51ae8;
}
Background
.bg-c51ae8 {
  background-color: #c51ae8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c51ae8 {
  border: 2px solid #c51ae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51ae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 26 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 82% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51ae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51ae8, #e81aa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51ae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 26 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.35 #3ae517 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c51ae8  rgb(197, 26, 232)  hsl(290, 82%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3de81a  rgb(61, 232, 26)  hsl(110, 82%, 51%)  Neon Green
#e8c51a  rgb(232, 197, 26)  hsl(50, 82%, 51%)  Jonquil
#1ae8c5  rgb(26, 232, 197)  hsl(170, 82%, 51%)  Turquoise