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#C720EE

#c720ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c720ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 12.55% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.39% cyan, 86.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.64°, with 85.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #c720ee
  2. #47ee20

Split complementary

  1. #c720ee
  2. #aeee20
  3. #20ee60

Analogous

  1. #6020ee
  2. #c720ee
  3. #ee20ae

Triadic

  1. #c720ee
  2. #eec720
  3. #20eec7

Tetradic

  1. #c720ee
  2. #ee2047
  3. #47ee20
  4. #20eec7

Square

  1. #c720ee
  2. #ee6020
  3. #47ee20
  4. #20aeee

Monochromatic

  1. #5a086d
  2. #940eb4
  3. #c720ee
  4. #d967f3
  5. #ebaef9

Shades

#c720ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c720ee
  2. #b31dd6
  3. #9f1abe
  4. #8b16a7
  5. #77138f
  6. #641077
  7. #500d5f
  8. #3c0a47
  9. #280630
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c720ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c720ee
  2. #cd36f0
  3. #d24df1
  4. #d863f3
  5. #dd79f5
  6. #e390f7
  7. #e9a6f8
  8. #eebcfa
  9. #f4d2fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c720ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c720ee
  2. #c02ae3
  3. #b933d8
  4. #b23dcd
  5. #ab46c2
  6. #a450b7
  7. #9c5aac
  8. #9563a1
  9. #8e6d96
  10. #87768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f62b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8866ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c647bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c720ee {
  color: #c720ee;
}
Background
.bg-c720ee {
  background-color: #c720ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c720ee {
  border: 2px solid #c720ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c720ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 32 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c720ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c720ee, #ee20ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c720ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 32 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.75 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.73 #38df11 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c720ee  rgb(199, 32, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#47ee20  rgb(71, 238, 32)  hsl(109, 86%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eec720  rgb(238, 199, 32)  hsl(49, 86%, 53%)  Jonquil
#20eec7  rgb(32, 238, 199)  hsl(169, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine