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#C91BD4

#c91bd4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c91bd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.59% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.19% cyan, 87.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 296.43°, with 77.41% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #26d41b

Split complementary

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #83d41b
  3. #1bd46c

Analogous

  1. #6c1bd4
  2. #c91bd4
  3. #d41b83

Triadic

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #d4c91b
  3. #1bd4c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #d41b26
  3. #26d41b
  4. #1bd4c9

Square

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #d46c1b
  3. #26d41b
  4. #1b83d4

Monochromatic

  1. #480a4c
  2. #891290
  3. #c91bd4
  4. #e052e9
  5. #ec96f2

Shades

#c91bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #b518bf
  3. #a116aa
  4. #8d1394
  5. #79107f
  6. #650e6a
  7. #500b55
  8. #3c0840
  9. #28052a
  10. #140315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #ce32d8
  3. #d449dd
  4. #d95fe1
  5. #df76e5
  6. #e48dea
  7. #e9a4ee
  8. #efbbf2
  9. #f4d1f6
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91bd4
  2. #c225cc
  3. #ba2fc3
  4. #b339bb
  5. #ac43b2
  6. #a54eaa
  7. #9d58a2
  8. #966299
  9. #8f6c91
  10. #877688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7cd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce467e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f54d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9063d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc39a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91bd4 {
  color: #c91bd4;
}
Background
.bg-c91bd4 {
  background-color: #c91bd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c91bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #c91bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 27 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91bd4, #d41b83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 27 212 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.87 #36e42b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c91bd4  rgb(201, 27, 212)  hsl(296, 77%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#26d41b  rgb(38, 212, 27)  hsl(116, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d4c91b  rgb(212, 201, 27)  hsl(56, 77%, 47%)  Citrine
#1bd4c9  rgb(27, 212, 201)  hsl(176, 77%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise