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#C331E5

#c331e5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c331e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 19.22% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 78.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 288.67°, with 77.59% saturation and 54.51% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #c331e5
  2. #53e531

Split complementary

  1. #c331e5
  2. #ade531
  3. #31e569

Analogous

  1. #6931e5
  2. #c331e5
  3. #e531ad

Triadic

  1. #c331e5
  2. #e5c331
  3. #31e5c3

Tetradic

  1. #c331e5
  2. #e53153
  3. #53e531
  4. #31e5c3

Square

  1. #c331e5
  2. #e56931
  3. #53e531
  4. #31ade5

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e6f
  2. #9517b3
  3. #c331e5
  4. #d775ee
  5. #ebb9f6

Shades

#c331e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c331e5
  2. #b02cce
  3. #9c27b7
  4. #8922a0
  5. #751d89
  6. #621973
  7. #4e145c
  8. #3b0f45
  9. #270a2e
  10. #140517
  11. #000000

Tints

#c331e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c331e5
  2. #c946e8
  3. #cf5aea
  4. #d56fed
  5. #db83ef
  6. #e198f2
  7. #e7adf5
  8. #edc1f7
  9. #f3d6fa
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c331e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c331e5
  2. #bc39db
  3. #b641d1
  4. #af49c7
  5. #a851bd
  6. #a259b3
  7. #9b60a8
  8. #94689e
  9. #8d7094
  10. #87788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d65af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e7fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795ee8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8868e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34cb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c331e5 {
  color: #c331e5;
}
Background
.bg-c331e5 {
  background-color: #c331e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c331e5 {
  border: 2px solid #c331e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c331e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 49 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 78% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c331e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c331e5, #e531ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c331e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 49 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #3cce1a Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c331e5  rgb(195, 49, 229)  hsl(289, 78%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#53e531  rgb(83, 229, 49)  hsl(109, 78%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e5c331  rgb(229, 195, 49)  hsl(49, 78%, 55%)  Jonquil
#31e5c3  rgb(49, 229, 195)  hsl(169, 78%, 55%)  Turquoise