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#C821DA

#c821da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c821da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 12.94% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.26% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 294.16°, with 73.71% saturation and 49.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1843

Complementary

  1. #c821da
  2. #33da21

Split complementary

  1. #c821da
  2. #90da21
  3. #21da6c

Analogous

  1. #6c21da
  2. #c821da
  3. #da2190

Triadic

  1. #c821da
  2. #dac821
  3. #21dac8

Tetradic

  1. #c821da
  2. #da2133
  3. #33da21
  4. #21dac8

Square

  1. #c821da
  2. #da6c21
  3. #33da21
  4. #2190da

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0d55
  2. #8b1798
  3. #c821da
  4. #da61e7
  5. #e9a3f1

Shades

#c821da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c821da
  2. #b41ec4
  3. #a01aae
  4. #8c1799
  5. #781483
  6. #64116d
  7. #500d57
  8. #3c0a41
  9. #28072c
  10. #140316
  11. #000000

Tints

#c821da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c821da
  2. #ce37de
  3. #d34de1
  4. #d964e5
  5. #de7ae9
  6. #e490ed
  7. #e9a6f0
  8. #efbcf4
  9. #f4d3f8
  10. #fae9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c821da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c821da
  2. #c12bd1
  3. #ba34c8
  4. #b23ebf
  5. #ab47b6
  6. #a451ad
  7. #9d5aa4
  8. #96649b
  9. #8e6d92
  10. #877789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e60a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb4c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e57dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e65d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c821da {
  color: #c821da;
}
Background
.bg-c821da {
  background-color: #c821da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c821da {
  border: 2px solid #c821da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c821da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 33 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c821da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c821da, #da2190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c821da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 33 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.40 #37de25 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c821da  rgb(200, 33, 218)  hsl(294, 74%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#33da21  rgb(51, 218, 33)  hsl(114, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dac821  rgb(218, 200, 33)  hsl(54, 74%, 49%)  Citrine
#21dac8  rgb(33, 218, 200)  hsl(174, 74%, 49%)  Turquoise