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#C536FA

#c536fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c536fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 21.18% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.2% cyan, 78.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 95.15% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.2141

Complementary

  1. #c536fa
  2. #6bfa36

Split complementary

  1. #c536fa
  2. #cdfa36
  3. #36fa63

Analogous

  1. #6336fa
  2. #c536fa
  3. #fa36cd

Triadic

  1. #c536fa
  2. #fac536
  3. #36fac5

Tetradic

  1. #c536fa
  2. #fa366b
  3. #6bfa36
  4. #36fac5

Square

  1. #c536fa
  2. #fa6336
  3. #6bfa36
  4. #36cdfa

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0493
  2. #a306de
  3. #c536fa
  4. #db81fc
  5. #f0cbfe

Shades

#c536fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c536fa
  2. #b131e1
  3. #9e2bc8
  4. #8a26af
  5. #762096
  6. #631b7d
  7. #4f1664
  8. #3b104b
  9. #270b32
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c536fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c536fa
  2. #cb4afb
  3. #d15efb
  4. #d672fc
  5. #dc86fc
  6. #e29bfd
  7. #e8affd
  8. #eec3fe
  9. #f3d7fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c536fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c536fa
  2. #be3dee
  3. #b745e2
  4. #b04cd5
  5. #a954c9
  6. #a35bbd
  7. #9c62b1
  8. #956aa5
  9. #8e7198
  10. #87798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06abd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2583f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c06699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7664fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c256c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c536fa {
  color: #c536fa;
}
Background
.bg-c536fa {
  background-color: #c536fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c536fa {
  border: 2px solid #c536fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c536fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 54 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c536fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c536fa, #fa36cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c536fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 54 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.00 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.55 #3ac905 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c536fa  rgb(197, 54, 250)  hsl(284, 95%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#6bfa36  rgb(107, 250, 54)  hsl(104, 95%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fac536  rgb(250, 197, 54)  hsl(44, 95%, 60%)  Saffron
#36fac5  rgb(54, 250, 197)  hsl(164, 95%, 60%)  Aquamarine