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#C615ED

#c615ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c615ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 8.24% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.46% cyan, 91.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.17°, with 85.71% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #c615ed
  2. #3ced15

Split complementary

  1. #c615ed
  2. #a8ed15
  3. #15ed5a

Analogous

  1. #5a15ed
  2. #c615ed
  3. #ed15a8

Triadic

  1. #c615ed
  2. #edc615
  3. #15edc6

Tetradic

  1. #c615ed
  2. #ed153c
  3. #3ced15
  4. #15edc6

Square

  1. #c615ed
  2. #ed5a15
  3. #3ced15
  4. #15a8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #510862
  2. #8c0da9
  3. #c615ed
  4. #d75cf2
  5. #e9a3f8

Shades

#c615ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c615ed
  2. #b213d5
  3. #9e11be
  4. #8b0fa6
  5. #770d8e
  6. #630b77
  7. #4f085f
  8. #3b0647
  9. #28042f
  10. #140218
  11. #000000

Tints

#c615ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c615ed
  2. #cc2cef
  3. #d144f1
  4. #d75bf2
  5. #dd73f4
  6. #e38af6
  7. #e8a1f8
  8. #eeb9fa
  9. #f4d0fb
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c615ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c615ed
  2. #bf20e2
  3. #b82ad7
  4. #b135cc
  5. #aa40c1
  6. #a34bb7
  7. #9c55ac
  8. #9560a1
  9. #8e6b96
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7557f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8663eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c543bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c615ed {
  color: #c615ed;
}
Background
.bg-c615ed {
  background-color: #c615ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c615ed {
  border: 2px solid #c615ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c615ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 21 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c615ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c615ed, #ed15a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c615ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 21 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.48 #39ea12 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c615ed  rgb(198, 21, 237)  hsl(289, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3ced15  rgb(60, 237, 21)  hsl(109, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#edc615  rgb(237, 198, 21)  hsl(49, 86%, 51%)  Jonquil
#15edc6  rgb(21, 237, 198)  hsl(169, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine