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#C831EC

#c831ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c831ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 79.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.45°, with 83.11% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2053

Complementary

  1. #c831ec
  2. #55ec31

Split complementary

  1. #c831ec
  2. #b2ec31
  3. #31ec6a

Analogous

  1. #6a31ec
  2. #c831ec
  3. #ec31b2

Triadic

  1. #c831ec
  2. #ecc831
  3. #31ecc8

Tetradic

  1. #c831ec
  2. #ec3155
  3. #55ec31
  4. #31ecc8

Square

  1. #c831ec
  2. #ec6a31
  3. #55ec31
  4. #31b2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #640b79
  2. #9e12bf
  3. #c831ec
  4. #db77f2
  5. #edbdf9

Shades

#c831ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c831ec
  2. #b42cd4
  3. #a027bd
  4. #8c22a5
  5. #781d8e
  6. #641976
  7. #50145e
  8. #3c0f47
  9. #280a2f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c831ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c831ec
  2. #ce46ee
  3. #d35af0
  4. #d96ff2
  5. #de83f4
  6. #e498f6
  7. #e9adf7
  8. #efc1f9
  9. #f4d6fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c831ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c831ec
  2. #c139e1
  3. #ba41d6
  4. #b249cc
  5. #ab51c1
  6. #a459b6
  7. #9d60ab
  8. #9668a0
  9. #8e7096
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a167b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d82e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c60ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c831ec {
  color: #c831ec;
}
Background
.bg-c831ec {
  background-color: #c831ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c831ec {
  border: 2px solid #c831ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c831ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 49 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c831ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c831ec, #ec31b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c831ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 49 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.66 #37ce13 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c831ec  rgb(200, 49, 236)  hsl(288, 83%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#55ec31  rgb(85, 236, 49)  hsl(108, 83%, 56%)  Neon Green
#ecc831  rgb(236, 200, 49)  hsl(48, 83%, 56%)  Jonquil
#31ecc8  rgb(49, 236, 200)  hsl(168, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise