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#C81CEE

#c81cee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c81cee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 10.98% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.14°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #c81cee
  2. #42ee1c

Split complementary

  1. #c81cee
  2. #abee1c
  3. #1cee5f

Analogous

  1. #5f1cee
  2. #c81cee
  3. #ee1cab

Triadic

  1. #c81cee
  2. #eec81c
  3. #1ceec8

Tetradic

  1. #c81cee
  2. #ee1c42
  3. #42ee1c
  4. #1ceec8

Square

  1. #c81cee
  2. #ee5f1c
  3. #42ee1c
  4. #1cabee

Monochromatic

  1. #580869
  2. #930db0
  3. #c81cee
  4. #d963f3
  5. #eaaaf9

Shades

#c81cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c81cee
  2. #b419d6
  3. #a016be
  4. #8c14a7
  5. #78118f
  6. #640e77
  7. #500b5f
  8. #3c0847
  9. #280630
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c81cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c81cee
  2. #ce33f0
  3. #d349f1
  4. #d960f3
  5. #de77f5
  6. #e48ef7
  7. #e9a4f8
  8. #efbbfa
  9. #f4d2fc
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c81cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c81cee
  2. #c126e3
  3. #ba30d8
  4. #b23acd
  5. #ab44c2
  6. #a44eb7
  7. #9d58ac
  8. #9662a1
  9. #8e6c96
  10. #87768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 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 #2e7eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7558e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7759f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8865ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c745bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c81cee {
  color: #c81cee;
}
Background
.bg-c81cee {
  background-color: #c81cee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c81cee {
  border: 2px solid #c81cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c81cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 28 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c81cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81cee, #ee1cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c81cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 28 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.80 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.77 #37e311 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c81cee  rgb(200, 28, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#42ee1c  rgb(66, 238, 28)  hsl(109, 86%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eec81c  rgb(238, 200, 28)  hsl(49, 86%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1ceec8  rgb(28, 238, 200)  hsl(169, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine