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#DB01EC

#db01ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db01ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.2% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 295.66°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #db01ec
  2. #12ec01

Split complementary

  1. #db01ec
  2. #87ec01
  3. #01ec65

Analogous

  1. #6501ec
  2. #db01ec
  3. #ec0187

Triadic

  1. #db01ec
  2. #ecdb01
  3. #01ecdb

Tetradic

  1. #db01ec
  2. #ec0112
  3. #12ec01
  4. #01ecdb

Square

  1. #db01ec
  2. #ec6501
  3. #12ec01
  4. #0187ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0054
  2. #9401a0
  3. #db01ec
  4. #f03bfe
  5. #f688fe

Shades

#db01ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db01ec
  2. #c501d4
  3. #af01bd
  4. #9901a5
  5. #83018e
  6. #6e0176
  7. #58005e
  8. #420047
  9. #2c002f
  10. #160018
  11. #000000

Tints

#db01ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db01ec
  2. #df1aee
  3. #e234f0
  4. #e64df2
  5. #e967f4
  6. #ed80f6
  7. #f199f7
  8. #f4b3f9
  9. #f8ccfb
  10. #fbe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db01ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db01ec
  2. #d20ee1
  3. #c91ad6
  4. #c027cc
  5. #b734c1
  6. #ae41b6
  7. #a44dab
  8. #9b5aa0
  9. #926796
  10. #89738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac64b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a86e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df4a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8859ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de39ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db01ec {
  color: #db01ec;
}
Background
.bg-db01ec {
  background-color: #db01ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db01ec {
  border: 2px solid #db01ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db01ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 1 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db01ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db01ec, #ec0187);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db01ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 1 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.64 #24fe13 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#db01ec  rgb(219, 1, 236)  hsl(296, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#12ec01  rgb(18, 236, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#ecdb01  rgb(236, 219, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 46%)  Dandelion
#01ecdb  rgb(1, 236, 219)  hsl(176, 99%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise