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#DC01ED

#dc01ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc01ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.17% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 295.68°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #12ed01

Split complementary

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #88ed01
  3. #01ed66

Analogous

  1. #6601ed
  2. #dc01ed
  3. #ed0188

Triadic

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #eddc01
  3. #01eddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #ed0112
  3. #12ed01
  4. #01eddc

Square

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #ed6601
  3. #12ed01
  4. #0188ed

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0055
  2. #9501a1
  3. #dc01ed
  4. #f03cfe
  5. #f689ff

Shades

#dc01ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #c601d5
  3. #b001be
  4. #9a01a6
  5. #84018e
  6. #6e0177
  7. #58005f
  8. #420047
  9. #2c002f
  10. #160018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc01ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #e01aef
  3. #e334f1
  4. #e74df2
  5. #ea67f4
  6. #ee80f6
  7. #f199f8
  8. #f5b3fa
  9. #f8ccfb
  10. #fce6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc01ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc01ed
  2. #d30ee2
  3. #ca1ad7
  4. #c027cc
  5. #b734c1
  6. #ae41b7
  7. #a54dac
  8. #9c5aa1
  9. #926796
  10. #89738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac64b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e04a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8859f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df3abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc01ed {
  color: #dc01ed;
}
Background
.bg-dc01ed {
  background-color: #dc01ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc01ed {
  border: 2px solid #dc01ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc01ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 1 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc01ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc01ed, #ed0188);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc01ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 1 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.86 #23fe12 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dc01ed  rgb(220, 1, 237)  hsl(296, 99%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#12ed01  rgb(18, 237, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 47%)  Lime
#eddc01  rgb(237, 220, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 47%)  Dandelion
#01eddc  rgb(1, 237, 220)  hsl(176, 99%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise