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#C812E2

#c812e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c812e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.5% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #c812e2
  2. #2ce212

Split complementary

  1. #c812e2
  2. #94e212
  3. #12e260

Analogous

  1. #6012e2
  2. #c812e2
  3. #e21294

Triadic

  1. #c812e2
  2. #e2c812
  3. #12e2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c812e2
  2. #e2122c
  3. #2ce212
  4. #12e2c8

Square

  1. #c812e2
  2. #e26012
  3. #2ce212
  4. #1294e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0754
  2. #890c9b
  3. #c812e2
  4. #dd4ff1
  5. #eb96f7

Shades

#c812e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c812e2
  2. #b410cb
  3. #a00eb5
  4. #8c0d9e
  5. #780b88
  6. #640971
  7. #50075a
  8. #3c0544
  9. #28042d
  10. #140217
  11. #000000

Tints

#c812e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c812e2
  2. #ce2ae5
  3. #d341e8
  4. #d959eb
  5. #de71ee
  6. #e489f1
  7. #e9a0f3
  8. #efb8f6
  9. #f4d0f9
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c812e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c812e2
  2. #c11dd8
  3. #ba28ce
  4. #b233c5
  5. #ab3ebb
  6. #a449b1
  7. #9d54a7
  8. #965f9d
  9. #8e6a94
  10. #87758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a55e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b63e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c812e2 {
  color: #c812e2;
}
Background
.bg-c812e2 {
  background-color: #c812e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c812e2 {
  border: 2px solid #c812e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c812e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c812e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c812e2, #e21294);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c812e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.57 #37ed1d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c812e2  rgb(200, 18, 226)  hsl(293, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#2ce212  rgb(44, 226, 18)  hsl(113, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2c812  rgb(226, 200, 18)  hsl(53, 85%, 48%)  Citrine
#12e2c8  rgb(18, 226, 200)  hsl(173, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise