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#C616EE

#c616ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c616ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 8.63% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.81% cyan, 90.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 86.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #c616ee
  2. #3eee16

Split complementary

  1. #c616ee
  2. #aaee16
  3. #16ee5a

Analogous

  1. #5a16ee
  2. #c616ee
  3. #ee16aa

Triadic

  1. #c616ee
  2. #eec616
  3. #16eec6

Tetradic

  1. #c616ee
  2. #ee163e
  3. #3eee16
  4. #16eec6

Square

  1. #c616ee
  2. #ee5a16
  3. #3eee16
  4. #16aaee

Monochromatic

  1. #530764
  2. #8e0cab
  3. #c616ee
  4. #d75df3
  5. #e9a5f8

Shades

#c616ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c616ee
  2. #b214d6
  3. #9e12be
  4. #8b0fa7
  5. #770d8f
  6. #630b77
  7. #4f095f
  8. #3b0747
  9. #280430
  10. #140218
  11. #000000

Tints

#c616ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c616ee
  2. #cc2df0
  3. #d145f1
  4. #d75cf3
  5. #dd73f5
  6. #e38bf7
  7. #e8a2f8
  8. #eeb9fa
  9. #f4d0fc
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c616ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c616ee
  2. #bf21e3
  3. #b82bd8
  4. #b136cd
  5. #aa40c2
  6. #a34bb7
  7. #9c56ac
  8. #9560a1
  9. #8e6b96
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 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 #c5548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7558f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8663ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c543bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c616ee {
  color: #c616ee;
}
Background
.bg-c616ee {
  background-color: #c616ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c616ee {
  border: 2px solid #c616ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c616ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 22 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c616ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c616ee, #ee16aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c616ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 22 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.42 #39e911 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c616ee  rgb(198, 22, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3eee16  rgb(62, 238, 22)  hsl(109, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eec616  rgb(238, 198, 22)  hsl(49, 86%, 51%)  Jonquil
#16eec6  rgb(22, 238, 198)  hsl(169, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine