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#C51BEE

#c51bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c51bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 10.59% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.23% cyan, 88.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.34°, with 86.12% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #c51bee
  2. #44ee1b

Split complementary

  1. #c51bee
  2. #aeee1b
  3. #1bee5b

Analogous

  1. #5b1bee
  2. #c51bee
  3. #ee1bae

Triadic

  1. #c51bee
  2. #eec51b
  3. #1beec5

Tetradic

  1. #c51bee
  2. #ee1b44
  3. #44ee1b
  4. #1beec5

Square

  1. #c51bee
  2. #ee5b1b
  3. #44ee1b
  4. #1baeee

Monochromatic

  1. #550868
  2. #900daf
  3. #c51bee
  4. #d762f3
  5. #e9a9f9

Shades

#c51bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51bee
  2. #b118d6
  3. #9e16be
  4. #8a13a7
  5. #76108f
  6. #630e77
  7. #4f0b5f
  8. #3b0847
  9. #270530
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51bee
  2. #cb32f0
  3. #d149f1
  4. #d65ff3
  5. #dc76f5
  6. #e28df7
  7. #e8a4f8
  8. #eebbfa
  9. #f3d1fc
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51bee
  2. #be25e3
  3. #b72fd8
  4. #b039cd
  5. #a943c2
  6. #a34eb7
  7. #9c58ac
  8. #9562a1
  9. #8e6c96
  10. #87768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d60b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3568e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7459f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8564ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c445bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51bee {
  color: #c51bee;
}
Background
.bg-c51bee {
  background-color: #c51bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c51bee {
  border: 2px solid #c51bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 27 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51bee, #ee1bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 27 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.42 #3ae411 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c51bee  rgb(197, 27, 238)  hsl(288, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#44ee1b  rgb(68, 238, 27)  hsl(108, 86%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eec51b  rgb(238, 197, 27)  hsl(48, 86%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1beec5  rgb(27, 238, 197)  hsl(168, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine