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#C236FC

#c236fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c236fc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 21.18% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.02% cyan, 78.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 282.42°, with 97.06% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #c236fc
  2. #70fc36

Split complementary

  1. #c236fc
  2. #d3fc36
  3. #36fc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f36fc
  2. #c236fc
  3. #fc36d3

Triadic

  1. #c236fc
  2. #fcc236
  3. #36fcc2

Tetradic

  1. #c236fc
  2. #fc3670
  3. #70fc36
  4. #36fcc2

Square

  1. #c236fc
  2. #fc5f36
  3. #70fc36
  4. #36d3fc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0297
  2. #a103e2
  3. #c236fc
  4. #d981fd
  5. #f0cdfe

Shades

#c236fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c236fc
  2. #af31e3
  3. #9b2bca
  4. #8826b0
  5. #742097
  6. #611b7e
  7. #4e1665
  8. #3a104c
  9. #270b32
  10. #130519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c236fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c236fc
  2. #c84afc
  3. #ce5efd
  4. #d472fd
  5. #da86fd
  6. #e19bfe
  7. #e7affe
  8. #edc3fe
  9. #f3d7fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c236fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c236fc
  2. #bb3df0
  3. #b545e3
  4. #ae4cd7
  5. #a854ca
  6. #a15bbe
  7. #9a62b2
  8. #946aa5
  9. #8d7199
  10. #87798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e69be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1682f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc679a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7264ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816bfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be57c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c236fc {
  color: #c236fc;
}
Background
.bg-c236fc {
  background-color: #c236fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c236fc {
  border: 2px solid #c236fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c236fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 54 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 97% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c236fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c236fc, #fc36d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c236fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 54 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.49 #3dc903 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c236fc  rgb(194, 54, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#70fc36  rgb(112, 252, 54)  hsl(102, 97%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#fcc236  rgb(252, 194, 54)  hsl(42, 97%, 60%)  Amber
#36fcc2  rgb(54, 252, 194)  hsl(162, 97%, 60%)  Aquamarine