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#C021DC

#c021dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.73% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 291.02°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #c021dc
  2. #3ddc21

Split complementary

  1. #c021dc
  2. #9adc21
  3. #21dc63

Analogous

  1. #6321dc
  2. #c021dc
  3. #dc219a

Triadic

  1. #c021dc
  2. #dcc021
  3. #21dcc0

Tetradic

  1. #c021dc
  2. #dc213d
  3. #3ddc21
  4. #21dcc0

Square

  1. #c021dc
  2. #dc6321
  3. #3ddc21
  4. #219adc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d57
  2. #861799
  3. #c021dc
  4. #d362e7
  5. #e6a5f1

Shades

#c021dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021dc
  2. #ad1ec6
  3. #9a1ab0
  4. #86179a
  5. #731484
  6. #60116e
  7. #4d0d58
  8. #3a0a42
  9. #26072c
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021dc
  2. #c637e0
  3. #cd4de3
  4. #d364e7
  5. #d97aea
  6. #e090ee
  7. #e6a6f1
  8. #ecbcf5
  9. #f2d3f8
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021dc
  2. #ba2bd3
  3. #b334ca
  4. #ad3ec0
  5. #a647b7
  6. #a051ae
  7. #9a5aa5
  8. #93649c
  9. #8d6d92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b79d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c14f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7656df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8662da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c141ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021dc {
  color: #c021dc;
}
Background
.bg-c021dc {
  background-color: #c021dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021dc {
  border: 2px solid #c021dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021dc, #dc219a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.60 #3fde23 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c021dc  rgb(192, 33, 220)  hsl(291, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3ddc21  rgb(61, 220, 33)  hsl(111, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dcc021  rgb(220, 192, 33)  hsl(51, 74%, 50%)  Old Gold
#21dcc0  rgb(33, 220, 192)  hsl(171, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise