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#C036EE

#c036ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c036ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 21.18% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.33% cyan, 77.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 84.4% saturation and 57.25% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #c036ee
  2. #64ee36

Split complementary

  1. #c036ee
  2. #c0ee36
  3. #36ee64

Analogous

  1. #6436ee
  2. #c036ee
  3. #ee36c0

Triadic

  1. #c036ee
  2. #eec036
  3. #36eec0

Tetradic

  1. #c036ee
  2. #ee3664
  3. #64ee36
  4. #36eec0

Square

  1. #c036ee
  2. #ee6436
  3. #64ee36
  4. #36c0ee

Monochromatic

  1. #630b80
  2. #9911c7
  3. #c036ee
  4. #d67df4
  5. #ecc3fa

Shades

#c036ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c036ee
  2. #ad31d6
  3. #9a2bbe
  4. #8626a7
  5. #73208f
  6. #601b77
  7. #4d165f
  8. #3a1047
  9. #260b30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#c036ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c036ee
  2. #c64af0
  3. #cd5ef1
  4. #d372f3
  5. #d986f5
  6. #e09bf7
  7. #e6aff8
  8. #ecc3fa
  9. #f2d7fc
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c036ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c036ee
  2. #ba3de3
  3. #b345d8
  4. #ad4ccd
  5. #a654c2
  6. #a05bb7
  7. #9a62ac
  8. #936aa1
  9. #8d7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c67b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7561f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8469ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be53be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c036ee {
  color: #c036ee;
}
Background
.bg-c036ee {
  background-color: #c036ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c036ee {
  border: 2px solid #c036ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c036ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 54 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c036ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c036ee, #ee36c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c036ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 54 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.98 #3fc911 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c036ee  rgb(192, 54, 238)  hsl(285, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#64ee36  rgb(100, 238, 54)  hsl(105, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eec036  rgb(238, 192, 54)  hsl(45, 84%, 57%)  Saffron
#36eec0  rgb(54, 238, 192)  hsl(165, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine