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#C021EC

#c021ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c021ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.64% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 287°, with 84.23% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #c021ec
  2. #4dec21

Split complementary

  1. #c021ec
  2. #b2ec21
  3. #21ec5b

Analogous

  1. #5b21ec
  2. #c021ec
  3. #ec21b2

Triadic

  1. #c021ec
  2. #ecc021
  3. #21ecc0

Tetradic

  1. #c021ec
  2. #ec214d
  3. #4dec21
  4. #21ecc0

Square

  1. #c021ec
  2. #ec5b21
  3. #4dec21
  4. #21b2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #56096b
  2. #8e0fb1
  3. #c021ec
  4. #d467f2
  5. #e8aef8

Shades

#c021ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021ec
  2. #ad1ed4
  3. #9a1abd
  4. #8617a5
  5. #73148e
  6. #601176
  7. #4d0d5e
  8. #3a0a47
  9. #26072f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021ec
  2. #c637ee
  3. #cd4df0
  4. #d364f2
  5. #d97af4
  6. #e090f6
  7. #e6a6f7
  8. #ecbcf9
  9. #f2d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021ec
  2. #ba2be1
  3. #b334d6
  4. #ad3ecc
  5. #a647c1
  6. #a051b6
  7. #9a5aab
  8. #9364a0
  9. #8d6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a60b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #217be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7159ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8163ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be48bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021ec {
  color: #c021ec;
}
Background
.bg-c021ec {
  background-color: #c021ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c021ec {
  border: 2px solid #c021ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021ec, #ec21b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.06 #3fde13 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c021ec  rgb(192, 33, 236)  hsl(287, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#4dec21  rgb(77, 236, 33)  hsl(107, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ecc021  rgb(236, 192, 33)  hsl(47, 84%, 53%)  Saffron
#21ecc0  rgb(33, 236, 192)  hsl(167, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine