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#C827EE

#c827ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c827ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 288.54°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #c827ee
  2. #4dee27

Split complementary

  1. #c827ee
  2. #b1ee27
  3. #27ee64

Analogous

  1. #6427ee
  2. #c827ee
  3. #ee27b1

Triadic

  1. #c827ee
  2. #eec827
  3. #27eec8

Tetradic

  1. #c827ee
  2. #ee274d
  3. #4dee27
  4. #27eec8

Square

  1. #c827ee
  2. #ee6427
  3. #4dee27
  4. #27b1ee

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0973
  2. #990fba
  3. #c827ee
  4. #da6ef4
  5. #ecb5f9

Shades

#c827ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c827ee
  2. #b423d6
  3. #a01fbe
  4. #8c1ba7
  5. #78178f
  6. #641477
  7. #50105f
  8. #3c0c47
  9. #280830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#c827ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c827ee
  2. #ce3df0
  3. #d352f1
  4. #d968f3
  5. #de7df5
  6. #e493f7
  7. #e9a9f8
  8. #efbefa
  9. #f4d4fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c827ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c827ee
  2. #c130e3
  3. #ba39d8
  4. #b242cd
  5. #ab4bc2
  6. #a454b7
  7. #9d5cac
  8. #9665a1
  9. #8e6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a064b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3480ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8968ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c827ee {
  color: #c827ee;
}
Background
.bg-c827ee {
  background-color: #c827ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c827ee {
  border: 2px solid #c827ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c827ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c827ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c827ee, #ee27b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c827ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.04 #37d811 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c827ee  rgb(200, 39, 238)  hsl(289, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4dee27  rgb(77, 238, 39)  hsl(109, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eec827  rgb(238, 200, 39)  hsl(49, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#27eec8  rgb(39, 238, 200)  hsl(169, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine