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#C91AFF

#c91aff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c91aff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 89.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.85°, with 100% saturation and 55.1% 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 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2038

Complementary

  1. #c91aff
  2. #50ff1a

Split complementary

  1. #c91aff
  2. #c3ff1a
  3. #1aff57

Analogous

  1. #571aff
  2. #c91aff
  3. #ff1ac3

Triadic

  1. #c91aff
  2. #ffc91a
  3. #1affc9

Tetradic

  1. #c91aff
  2. #ff1a50
  3. #50ff1a
  4. #1affc9

Square

  1. #c91aff
  2. #ff571a
  3. #50ff1a
  4. #1ac3ff

Monochromatic

  1. #620080
  2. #9c00cd
  3. #c91aff
  4. #db67ff
  5. #edb3ff

Shades

#c91aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91aff
  2. #b517e6
  3. #a115cc
  4. #8d12b3
  5. #791099
  6. #650d80
  7. #500a66
  8. #3c084d
  9. #280533
  10. #14031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91aff
  2. #ce31ff
  3. #d448ff
  4. #d95fff
  5. #df76ff
  6. #e48dff
  7. #e9a3ff
  8. #efbaff
  9. #f4d1ff
  10. #fae8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91aff
  2. #c224f2
  3. #ba2ee6
  4. #b339d9
  5. #ac43cc
  6. #a54dc0
  7. #9d57b3
  8. #9661a6
  9. #8f6c99
  10. #87768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a164bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8467fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64bca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91aff {
  color: #c91aff;
}
Background
.bg-c91aff {
  background-color: #c91aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c91aff {
  border: 2px solid #c91aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 26 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91aff, #ff1ac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 26 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.82 #36e500 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c91aff  rgb(201, 26, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#50ff1a  rgb(80, 255, 26)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ffc91a  rgb(255, 201, 26)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Sunglow
#1affc9  rgb(26, 255, 201)  hsl(166, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine