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#c31bfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c31bfa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 10.59% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22% cyan, 89.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 285.2°, with 95.71% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.1929

Complementary

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #52fa1b

Split complementary

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #c2fa1b
  3. #1bfa53

Analogous

  1. #531bfa
  2. #c31bfa
  3. #fa1bc2

Triadic

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #fac31b
  3. #1bfac3

Tetradic

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #fa1b52
  3. #52fa1b
  4. #1bfac3

Square

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #fa531b
  3. #52fa1b
  4. #1bc2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0379
  2. #9504c4
  3. #c31bfa
  4. #d766fc
  5. #eab1fd

Shades

#c31bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #b018e1
  3. #9c16c8
  4. #8913af
  5. #751096
  6. #620e7d
  7. #4e0b64
  8. #3b084b
  9. #270532
  10. #140319
  11. #000000

Tints

#c31bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #c932fb
  3. #cf49fb
  4. #d55ffc
  5. #db76fc
  6. #e18dfd
  7. #e7a4fd
  8. #edbbfe
  9. #f3d1fe
  10. #f9e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c31bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c31bfa
  2. #bc25ee
  3. #b62fe2
  4. #af39d5
  5. #a843c9
  6. #a24ebd
  7. #9b58b1
  8. #9462a5
  9. #8d6c98
  10. #87768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c61bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f64f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c04bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c31bfa {
  color: #c31bfa;
}
Background
.bg-c31bfa {
  background-color: #c31bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c31bfa {
  border: 2px solid #c31bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c31bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 27 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c31bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c31bfa, #fa1bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c31bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 27 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.56 #3ce405 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c31bfa  rgb(195, 27, 250)  hsl(285, 96%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#52fa1b  rgb(82, 250, 27)  hsl(105, 96%, 54%)  Harlequin
#fac31b  rgb(250, 195, 27)  hsl(45, 96%, 54%)  Golden Poppy
#1bfac3  rgb(27, 250, 195)  hsl(165, 96%, 54%)  Aquamarine