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#DC01EC

#dc01ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc01ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.78% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 295.91°, 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2129

Complementary

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #11ec01

Split complementary

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #87ec01
  3. #01ec66

Analogous

  1. #6601ec
  2. #dc01ec
  3. #ec0187

Triadic

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #ecdc01
  3. #01ecdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #ec0111
  3. #11ec01
  4. #01ecdc

Square

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #ec6601
  3. #11ec01
  4. #0187ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0054
  2. #9501a0
  3. #dc01ec
  4. #f13bfe
  5. #f688fe

Shades

#dc01ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #c601d4
  3. #b001bd
  4. #9a01a5
  5. #84018e
  6. #6e0176
  7. #58005e
  8. #420047
  9. #2c002f
  10. #160018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc01ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #e01aee
  3. #e334f0
  4. #e74df2
  5. #ea67f4
  6. #ee80f6
  7. #f199f7
  8. #f5b3f9
  9. #f8ccfb
  10. #fce6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc01ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc01ec
  2. #d30ee1
  3. #ca1ad6
  4. #c027cc
  5. #b734c1
  6. #ae41b6
  7. #a54dab
  8. #9c5aa0
  9. #926796
  10. #89738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 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 #4c87e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e04a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8959ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df39ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc01ec {
  color: #dc01ec;
}
Background
.bg-dc01ec {
  background-color: #dc01ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc01ec {
  border: 2px solid #dc01ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc01ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 1 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc01ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc01ec, #ec0187);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc01ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 1 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.80 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.83 #23fe13 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dc01ec  rgb(220, 1, 236)  hsl(296, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#11ec01  rgb(17, 236, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#ecdc01  rgb(236, 220, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 46%)  Dandelion
#01ecdc  rgb(1, 236, 220)  hsl(176, 99%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise