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#C606D2

#c606d2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c606d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 2.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.71% cyan, 97.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 296.47°, with 94.44% saturation and 42.35% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #c606d2
  2. #12d206

Split complementary

  1. #c606d2
  2. #78d206
  3. #06d260

Analogous

  1. #6006d2
  2. #c606d2
  3. #d20678

Triadic

  1. #c606d2
  2. #d2c606
  3. #06d2c6

Tetradic

  1. #c606d2
  2. #d20612
  3. #12d206
  4. #06d2c6

Square

  1. #c606d2
  2. #d26006
  3. #12d206
  4. #0678d2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a023d
  2. #800488
  3. #c606d2
  4. #ed2cf9
  5. #f376fb

Shades

#c606d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c606d2
  2. #b205bd
  3. #9e05a8
  4. #8b0493
  5. #77047e
  6. #630369
  7. #4f0254
  8. #3b023f
  9. #28012a
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c606d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c606d2
  2. #cc1fd7
  3. #d138db
  4. #d751e0
  5. #dd6ae4
  6. #e383e9
  7. #e89bed
  8. #eeb4f2
  9. #f4cdf6
  10. #f9e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c606d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c606d2
  2. #bf12ca
  3. #b81ec2
  4. #b12bb9
  5. #aa37b1
  6. #a343a9
  7. #9c4fa1
  8. #955b99
  9. #8e6890
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4679ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca417b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c932a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c606d2 {
  color: #c606d2;
}
Background
.bg-c606d2 {
  background-color: #c606d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c606d2 {
  border: 2px solid #c606d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c606d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 6 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c606d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c606d2, #d20678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c606d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 6 210 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.67 #39f92d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c606d2  rgb(198, 6, 210)  hsl(296, 94%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#12d206  rgb(18, 210, 6)  hsl(116, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d2c606  rgb(210, 198, 6)  hsl(56, 94%, 42%)  Citrine
#06d2c6  rgb(6, 210, 198)  hsl(176, 94%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise