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#C81AFF

#c81aff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c81aff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 89.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.59°, with 100% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.2024

Complementary

  1. #c81aff
  2. #51ff1a

Split complementary

  1. #c81aff
  2. #c4ff1a
  3. #1aff56

Analogous

  1. #561aff
  2. #c81aff
  3. #ff1ac4

Triadic

  1. #c81aff
  2. #ffc81a
  3. #1affc8

Tetradic

  1. #c81aff
  2. #ff1a51
  3. #51ff1a
  4. #1affc8

Square

  1. #c81aff
  2. #ff561a
  3. #51ff1a
  4. #1ac4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #610080
  2. #9b00cd
  3. #c81aff
  4. #da67ff
  5. #edb3ff

Shades

#c81aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c81aff
  2. #b417e6
  3. #a015cc
  4. #8c12b3
  5. #781099
  6. #640d80
  7. #500a66
  8. #3c084d
  9. #280533
  10. #14031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c81aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c81aff
  2. #ce31ff
  3. #d348ff
  4. #d95fff
  5. #de76ff
  6. #e48dff
  7. #e9a3ff
  8. #efbaff
  9. #f4d1ff
  10. #fae8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c81aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c81aff
  2. #c124f2
  3. #ba2ee6
  4. #b239d9
  5. #ab43cc
  6. #a44dc0
  7. #9d57b3
  8. #9661a6
  9. #8e6c99
  10. #87768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a063bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0080fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8366fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c81aff {
  color: #c81aff;
}
Background
.bg-c81aff {
  background-color: #c81aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c81aff {
  border: 2px solid #c81aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c81aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 26 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c81aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81aff, #ff1ac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c81aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 26 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.07 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.63 #37e500 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c81aff  rgb(200, 26, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#51ff1a  rgb(81, 255, 26)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ffc81a  rgb(255, 200, 26)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Mikado Yellow
#1affc8  rgb(26, 255, 200)  hsl(166, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine