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#C831EA

#c831ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c831ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 19.22% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.53% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.97°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.2042

Complementary

  1. #c831ea
  2. #53ea31

Split complementary

  1. #c831ea
  2. #b0ea31
  3. #31ea6b

Analogous

  1. #6b31ea
  2. #c831ea
  3. #ea31b0

Triadic

  1. #c831ea
  2. #eac831
  3. #31eac8

Tetradic

  1. #c831ea
  2. #ea3153
  3. #53ea31
  4. #31eac8

Square

  1. #c831ea
  2. #ea6b31
  3. #53ea31
  4. #31b0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #620c76
  2. #9c13bb
  3. #c831ea
  4. #db76f1
  5. #edbcf8

Shades

#c831ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c831ea
  2. #b42cd3
  3. #a027bb
  4. #8c22a4
  5. #781d8c
  6. #641975
  7. #50145e
  8. #3c0f46
  9. #280a2f
  10. #140517
  11. #000000

Tints

#c831ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c831ea
  2. #ce46ec
  3. #d35aee
  4. #d96ff0
  5. #de83f2
  6. #e498f5
  7. #e9adf7
  8. #efc1f9
  9. #f4d6fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c831ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c831ea
  2. #c139df
  3. #ba41d5
  4. #b249ca
  5. #ab51c0
  6. #a459b5
  7. #9d60aa
  8. #9668a0
  9. #8e7095
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a067b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4082e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c85b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c6ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c831ea {
  color: #c831ea;
}
Background
.bg-c831ea {
  background-color: #c831ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c831ea {
  border: 2px solid #c831ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c831ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 49 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c831ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c831ea, #ea31b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c831ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 49 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.64 #37ce15 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c831ea  rgb(200, 49, 234)  hsl(289, 82%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#53ea31  rgb(83, 234, 49)  hsl(109, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eac831  rgb(234, 200, 49)  hsl(49, 82%, 55%)  Jonquil
#31eac8  rgb(49, 234, 200)  hsl(169, 82%, 55%)  Turquoise