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#CC21EA

#cc21ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc21ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.94% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.82% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 291.04°, with 82.72% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #3fea21

Split complementary

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #a4ea21
  3. #21ea67

Analogous

  1. #6721ea
  2. #cc21ea
  3. #ea21a4

Triadic

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #eacc21
  3. #21eacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #ea213f
  3. #3fea21
  4. #21eacc

Square

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #ea6721
  3. #3fea21
  4. #21a4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0a68
  2. #9610ae
  3. #cc21ea
  4. #dc67f1
  5. #ecadf7

Shades

#cc21ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #b81ed3
  3. #a31abb
  4. #8f17a4
  5. #7a148c
  6. #661175
  7. #520d5e
  8. #3d0a46
  9. #29072f
  10. #140317
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc21ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #d137ec
  3. #d64dee
  4. #db64f0
  5. #e07af2
  6. #e690f5
  7. #eba6f7
  8. #f0bcf9
  9. #f5d3fb
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc21ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc21ea
  2. #c42bdf
  3. #bd34d5
  4. #b53eca
  5. #ae47c0
  6. #a651b5
  7. #9e5aaa
  8. #9764a0
  9. #8f6d95
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a263b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d81e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e68e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd45b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc21ea {
  color: #cc21ea;
}
Background
.bg-cc21ea {
  background-color: #cc21ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc21ea {
  border: 2px solid #cc21ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc21ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 33 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc21ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc21ea, #ea21a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc21ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 33 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.00 #33de15 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc21ea  rgb(204, 33, 234)  hsl(291, 83%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#3fea21  rgb(63, 234, 33)  hsl(111, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eacc21  rgb(234, 204, 33)  hsl(51, 83%, 52%)  Citrine
#21eacc  rgb(33, 234, 204)  hsl(171, 83%, 52%)  Turquoise