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#CC33FF

#cc33ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#cc33ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 20% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 100% saturation and 60% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.2243

Complementary

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #66ff33

Split complementary

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #ccff33
  3. #33ff66

Analogous

  1. #6633ff
  2. #cc33ff
  3. #ff33cc

Triadic

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #ffcc33
  3. #33ffcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #ff3366
  3. #66ff33
  4. #33ffcc

Square

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #ff6633
  3. #66ff33
  4. #33ccff

Monochromatic

  1. #730099
  2. #ac00e6
  3. #cc33ff
  4. #df80ff
  5. #f2ccff

Shades

#cc33ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #b82ee6
  3. #a329cc
  4. #8f24b3
  5. #7a1f99
  6. #661a80
  7. #521466
  8. #3d0f4d
  9. #290a33
  10. #14051a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc33ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #d147ff
  3. #d65cff
  4. #db70ff
  5. #e085ff
  6. #e699ff
  7. #ebadff
  8. #f0c2ff
  9. #f5d6ff
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc33ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc33ff
  2. #c43bf2
  3. #bd42e6
  4. #b54ad9
  5. #ae52cc
  6. #a65ac0
  7. #9e61b3
  8. #9769a6
  9. #8f7199
  10. #88788d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56bc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2986fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8659b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a65ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a6efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca55cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc33ff {
  color: #cc33ff;
}
Background
.bg-cc33ff {
  background-color: #cc33ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc33ff {
  border: 2px solid #cc33ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc33ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 51 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc33ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc33ff, #ff33cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc33ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 51 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.67 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.92 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.26 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.30 #33cc00 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc33ff  rgb(204, 51, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#66ff33  rgb(102, 255, 51)  hsl(105, 100%, 60%)  Harlequin
#ffcc33  rgb(255, 204, 51)  hsl(45, 100%, 60%)  Sunglow
#33ffcc  rgb(51, 255, 204)  hsl(165, 100%, 60%)  Aquamarine