ColorTool
Log in
#C72FF6

#c72ff6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c72ff6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 18.43% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.11% cyan, 80.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 285.83°, with 91.71% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc33ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2083

Complementary

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #5ef62f

Split complementary

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #c1f62f
  3. #2ff663

Analogous

  1. #632ff6
  2. #c72ff6
  3. #f62fc1

Triadic

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #f6c72f
  3. #2ff6c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #f62f5e
  3. #5ef62f
  4. #2ff6c7

Square

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #f6632f
  3. #5ef62f
  4. #2fc1f6

Monochromatic

  1. #680686
  2. #a109d0
  3. #c72ff6
  4. #db78f9
  5. #eec2fc

Shades

#c72ff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #b32add
  3. #9f26c5
  4. #8b21ac
  5. #771c94
  6. #64187b
  7. #501362
  8. #3c0e4a
  9. #280931
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72ff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #cd44f7
  3. #d259f8
  4. #d86df9
  5. #dd82fa
  6. #e397fb
  7. #e9acfb
  8. #eec1fc
  9. #f4d5fd
  10. #f9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72ff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72ff6
  2. #c037ea
  3. #b93fde
  4. #b247d3
  5. #ab4fc7
  6. #a458bb
  7. #9c60af
  8. #9568a3
  9. #8e7098
  10. #87788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a067ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b82f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c46095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7761f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876af4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c551c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c72ff6 {
  color: #c72ff6;
}
Background
.bg-c72ff6 {
  background-color: #c72ff6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c72ff6 {
  border: 2px solid #c72ff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72ff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 47 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 92% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72ff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72ff6, #f62fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72ff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 47 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.88 #38d009 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c72ff6  rgb(199, 47, 246)  hsl(286, 92%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#5ef62f  rgb(94, 246, 47)  hsl(106, 92%, 57%)  Neon Green
#f6c72f  rgb(246, 199, 47)  hsl(46, 92%, 57%)  Saffron
#2ff6c7  rgb(47, 246, 199)  hsl(166, 92%, 57%)  Aquamarine