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#C72FFB

#c72ffb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c72ffb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.72% cyan, 81.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.71°, with 96.23% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #63fb2f

Split complementary

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #c9fb2f
  3. #2ffb61

Analogous

  1. #612ffb
  2. #c72ffb
  3. #fb2fc9

Triadic

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #fbc72f
  3. #2ffbc7

Tetradic

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #fb2f63
  3. #63fb2f
  4. #2ffbc7

Square

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #fb612f
  3. #63fb2f
  4. #2fc9fb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b038e
  2. #a304d9
  3. #c72ffb
  4. #db7afc
  5. #efc5fe

Shades

#c72ffb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #b32ae2
  3. #9f26c9
  4. #8b21b0
  5. #771c97
  6. #64187e
  7. #501364
  8. #3c0e4b
  9. #280932
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72ffb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #cd44fb
  3. #d259fc
  4. #d86dfc
  5. #dd82fd
  6. #e397fd
  7. #e9acfd
  8. #eec1fe
  9. #f4d5fe
  10. #f9eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72ffb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72ffb
  2. #c037ef
  3. #b93fe2
  4. #b247d6
  5. #ab4fca
  6. #a458be
  7. #9c60b1
  8. #9568a5
  9. #8e7099
  10. #87788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a168be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2082f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7662fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c453c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72ffb {
  color: #c72ffb;
}
Background
.bg-c72ffb {
  background-color: #c72ffb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c72ffb {
  border: 2px solid #c72ffb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72ffb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 47 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72ffb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72ffb, #fb2fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72ffb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 47 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.02 #38d004 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c72ffb  rgb(199, 47, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#63fb2f  rgb(99, 251, 47)  hsl(105, 96%, 58%)  Harlequin
#fbc72f  rgb(251, 199, 47)  hsl(45, 96%, 58%)  Sunglow
#2ffbc7  rgb(47, 251, 199)  hsl(165, 96%, 58%)  Aquamarine