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#C81AEE

#c81aee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c81aee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 10.2% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 89.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.25°, with 86.18% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #c81aee
  2. #40ee1a

Split complementary

  1. #c81aee
  2. #aaee1a
  3. #1aee5e

Analogous

  1. #5e1aee
  2. #c81aee
  3. #ee1aaa

Triadic

  1. #c81aee
  2. #eec81a
  3. #1aeec8

Tetradic

  1. #c81aee
  2. #ee1a40
  3. #40ee1a
  4. #1aeec8

Square

  1. #c81aee
  2. #ee5e1a
  3. #40ee1a
  4. #1aaaee

Monochromatic

  1. #560867
  2. #920daf
  3. #c81aee
  4. #d961f3
  5. #eaa8f9

Shades

#c81aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c81aee
  2. #b417d6
  3. #a015be
  4. #8c12a7
  5. #78108f
  6. #640d77
  7. #500a5f
  8. #3c0847
  9. #280530
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c81aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c81aee
  2. #ce31f0
  3. #d348f1
  4. #d95ff3
  5. #de76f5
  6. #e48df7
  7. #e9a3f8
  8. #efbafa
  9. #f4d1fc
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c81aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c81aee
  2. #c124e3
  3. #ba2ed8
  4. #b239cd
  5. #ab43c2
  6. #a44db7
  7. #9d57ac
  8. #9661a1
  9. #8e6c96
  10. #87768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f61b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d7eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7558e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7759f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8865ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c744bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c81aee {
  color: #c81aee;
}
Background
.bg-c81aee {
  background-color: #c81aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c81aee {
  border: 2px solid #c81aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c81aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 26 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c81aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81aee, #ee1aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c81aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 26 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.69 #37e511 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c81aee  rgb(200, 26, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#40ee1a  rgb(64, 238, 26)  hsl(109, 86%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eec81a  rgb(238, 200, 26)  hsl(49, 86%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1aeec8  rgb(26, 238, 200)  hsl(169, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine