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#C61CED

#c61ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c61ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 10.98% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.46% cyan, 88.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.8°, with 85.31% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #c61ced
  2. #43ed1c

Split complementary

  1. #c61ced
  2. #aced1c
  3. #1ced5d

Analogous

  1. #5d1ced
  2. #c61ced
  3. #ed1cac

Triadic

  1. #c61ced
  2. #edc61c
  3. #1cedc6

Tetradic

  1. #c61ced
  2. #ed1c43
  3. #43ed1c
  4. #1cedc6

Square

  1. #c61ced
  2. #ed5d1c
  3. #43ed1c
  4. #1caced

Monochromatic

  1. #560868
  2. #910eaf
  3. #c61ced
  4. #d863f3
  5. #eaaaf8

Shades

#c61ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c61ced
  2. #b219d5
  3. #9e16be
  4. #8b14a6
  5. #77118e
  6. #630e77
  7. #4f0b5f
  8. #3b0847
  9. #28062f
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c61ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c61ced
  2. #cc33ef
  3. #d149f1
  4. #d760f2
  5. #dd77f4
  6. #e38ef6
  7. #e8a4f8
  8. #eebbfa
  9. #f4d2fb
  10. #f9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c61ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c61ced
  2. #bf26e2
  3. #b830d7
  4. #b13acc
  5. #aa44c1
  6. #a34eb7
  7. #9c58ac
  8. #9562a1
  9. #8e6c96
  10. #87768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e61b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7659f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8764eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c545bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c61ced {
  color: #c61ced;
}
Background
.bg-c61ced {
  background-color: #c61ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c61ced {
  border: 2px solid #c61ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c61ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 28 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c61ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c61ced, #ed1cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c61ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 28 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.21 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.37 #39e312 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c61ced  rgb(198, 28, 237)  hsl(289, 85%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#43ed1c  rgb(67, 237, 28)  hsl(109, 85%, 52%)  Neon Green
#edc61c  rgb(237, 198, 28)  hsl(49, 85%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1cedc6  rgb(28, 237, 198)  hsl(169, 85%, 52%)  Aquamarine