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#C437FD

#c437fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c437fd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 21.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.53% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 282.73°, with 98.02% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #c437fd
  2. #70fd37

Split complementary

  1. #c437fd
  2. #d3fd37
  3. #37fd61

Analogous

  1. #6137fd
  2. #c437fd
  3. #fd37d3

Triadic

  1. #c437fd
  2. #fdc437
  3. #37fdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c437fd
  2. #fd3770
  3. #70fd37
  4. #37fdc4

Square

  1. #c437fd
  2. #fd6137
  3. #70fd37
  4. #37d3fd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0299
  2. #a402e5
  3. #c437fd
  4. #da83fe
  5. #f1ceff

Shades

#c437fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c437fd
  2. #b032e4
  3. #9d2cca
  4. #8927b1
  5. #762198
  6. #621c7f
  7. #4e1665
  8. #3b114c
  9. #270b33
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c437fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c437fd
  2. #ca4bfd
  3. #d05ffd
  4. #d673fe
  5. #dc87fe
  6. #e29bfe
  7. #e7affe
  8. #edc3fe
  9. #f3d7ff
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c437fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c437fd
  2. #bd3ef1
  3. #b646e4
  4. #b04dd8
  5. #a954cb
  6. #a25cbf
  7. #9b63b2
  8. #946aa6
  9. #8e7199
  10. #87798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c83f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be689b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7465ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c058ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c437fd {
  color: #c437fd;
}
Background
.bg-c437fd {
  background-color: #c437fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c437fd {
  border: 2px solid #c437fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c437fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 55 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c437fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c437fd, #fd37d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c437fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 55 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.71 #3bc802 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c437fd  rgb(196, 55, 253)  hsl(283, 98%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#70fd37  rgb(112, 253, 55)  hsl(103, 98%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fdc437  rgb(253, 196, 55)  hsl(43, 98%, 60%)  Mikado Yellow
#37fdc4  rgb(55, 253, 196)  hsl(163, 98%, 60%)  Aquamarine