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#C817FF

#c817ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c817ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 9.02% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 90.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.78°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.2011

Complementary

  1. #c817ff
  2. #4eff17

Split complementary

  1. #c817ff
  2. #c2ff17
  3. #17ff54

Analogous

  1. #5417ff
  2. #c817ff
  3. #ff17c2

Triadic

  1. #c817ff
  2. #ffc817
  3. #17ffc8

Tetradic

  1. #c817ff
  2. #ff174e
  3. #4eff17
  4. #17ffc8

Square

  1. #c817ff
  2. #ff5417
  3. #4eff17
  4. #17c2ff

Monochromatic

  1. #5f007d
  2. #9a00ca
  3. #c817ff
  4. #da64ff
  5. #ecb0ff

Shades

#c817ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c817ff
  2. #b415e6
  3. #a012cc
  4. #8c10b3
  5. #780e99
  6. #640c80
  7. #500966
  8. #3c074d
  9. #280533
  10. #14021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c817ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c817ff
  2. #ce2eff
  3. #d345ff
  4. #d95dff
  5. #de74ff
  6. #e48bff
  7. #e9a2ff
  8. #efb9ff
  9. #f4d1ff
  10. #fae8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c817ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c817ff
  2. #c122f2
  3. #ba2ce6
  4. #b237d9
  5. #ab41cc
  6. #a44cc0
  7. #9d56b3
  8. #9661a6
  9. #8e6b99
  10. #87768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a063bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8366fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c817ff {
  color: #c817ff;
}
Background
.bg-c817ff {
  background-color: #c817ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c817ff {
  border: 2px solid #c817ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c817ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 23 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c817ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c817ff, #ff17c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c817ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 23 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.71 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.51 #37e800 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c817ff  rgb(200, 23, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4eff17  rgb(78, 255, 23)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ffc817  rgb(255, 200, 23)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Mikado Yellow
#17ffc8  rgb(23, 255, 200)  hsl(166, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine