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#C506F6

#c506f6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c506f6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 2.35% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 287.75°, with 95.24% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #c506f6
  2. #37f606

Split complementary

  1. #c506f6
  2. #aff606
  3. #06f64d

Analogous

  1. #4d06f6
  2. #c506f6
  3. #f606af

Triadic

  1. #c506f6
  2. #f6c506
  3. #06f6c5

Tetradic

  1. #c506f6
  2. #f60637
  3. #37f606
  4. #06f6c5

Square

  1. #c506f6
  2. #f64d06
  3. #37f606
  4. #06aff6

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0261
  2. #8904ab
  3. #c506f6
  4. #d74efb
  5. #e898fd

Shades

#c506f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c506f6
  2. #b105dd
  3. #9e05c5
  4. #8a04ac
  5. #760494
  6. #63037b
  7. #4f0262
  8. #3b024a
  9. #270131
  10. #140119
  11. #000000

Tints

#c506f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c506f6
  2. #cb1ff7
  3. #d138f8
  4. #d651f9
  5. #dc6afa
  6. #e283fb
  7. #e89bfb
  8. #eeb4fc
  9. #f3cdfd
  10. #f9e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c506f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c506f6
  2. #be12ea
  3. #b71ede
  4. #b02bd3
  5. #a937c7
  6. #a343bb
  7. #9c4faf
  8. #955ba3
  9. #8e6898
  10. #87748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5eb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c15691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7057f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c344c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c506f6 {
  color: #c506f6;
}
Background
.bg-c506f6 {
  background-color: #c506f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c506f6 {
  border: 2px solid #c506f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c506f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 6 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 95% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c506f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c506f6, #f606af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c506f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 6 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.53 #3af909 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c506f6  rgb(197, 6, 246)  hsl(288, 95%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#37f606  rgb(55, 246, 6)  hsl(108, 95%, 49%)  Neon Green
#f6c506  rgb(246, 197, 6)  hsl(48, 95%, 49%)  Saffron
#06f6c5  rgb(6, 246, 197)  hsl(168, 95%, 49%)  Aquamarine