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#C727EE

#c727ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c727ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.39% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.24°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1977

Complementary

  1. #c727ee
  2. #4eee27

Split complementary

  1. #c727ee
  2. #b1ee27
  3. #27ee63

Analogous

  1. #6327ee
  2. #c727ee
  3. #ee27b1

Triadic

  1. #c727ee
  2. #eec727
  3. #27eec7

Tetradic

  1. #c727ee
  2. #ee274e
  3. #4eee27
  4. #27eec7

Square

  1. #c727ee
  2. #ee6327
  3. #4eee27
  4. #27b1ee

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0973
  2. #980fba
  3. #c727ee
  4. #d96ef4
  5. #ecb5f9

Shades

#c727ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c727ee
  2. #b323d6
  3. #9f1fbe
  4. #8b1ba7
  5. #77178f
  6. #641477
  7. #50105f
  8. #3c0c47
  9. #280830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c727ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c727ee
  2. #cd3df0
  3. #d252f1
  4. #d868f3
  5. #dd7df5
  6. #e393f7
  7. #e9a9f8
  8. #eebefa
  9. #f4d4fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c727ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c727ee
  2. #c030e3
  3. #b939d8
  4. #b242cd
  5. #ab4bc2
  6. #a454b7
  7. #9c5cac
  8. #9565a1
  9. #8e6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f64b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3280ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8867ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c727ee {
  color: #c727ee;
}
Background
.bg-c727ee {
  background-color: #c727ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c727ee {
  border: 2px solid #c727ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c727ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c727ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c727ee, #ee27b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c727ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.97 #38d811 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c727ee  rgb(199, 39, 238)  hsl(288, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4eee27  rgb(78, 238, 39)  hsl(108, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eec727  rgb(238, 199, 39)  hsl(48, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#27eec7  rgb(39, 238, 199)  hsl(168, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine