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#C537FB

#c537fb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c537fb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 21.57% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.51% cyan, 78.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 283.47°, with 96.08% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2157

Complementary

  1. #c537fb
  2. #6dfb37

Split complementary

  1. #c537fb
  2. #cffb37
  3. #37fb63

Analogous

  1. #6337fb
  2. #c537fb
  3. #fb37cf

Triadic

  1. #c537fb
  2. #fbc537
  3. #37fbc5

Tetradic

  1. #c537fb
  2. #fb376d
  3. #6dfb37
  4. #37fbc5

Square

  1. #c537fb
  2. #fb6337
  3. #6dfb37
  4. #37cffb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0396
  2. #a404e1
  3. #c537fb
  4. #db82fd
  5. #f1cdfe

Shades

#c537fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c537fb
  2. #b132e2
  3. #9e2cc9
  4. #8a27b0
  5. #762197
  6. #631c7e
  7. #4f1664
  8. #3b114b
  9. #270b32
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c537fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c537fb
  2. #cb4bfb
  3. #d15ffc
  4. #d673fc
  5. #dc87fd
  6. #e29bfd
  7. #e8affd
  8. #eec3fe
  9. #f3d7fe
  10. #f9ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c537fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c537fb
  2. #be3eef
  3. #b746e2
  4. #b04dd6
  5. #a954ca
  6. #a35cbe
  7. #9c63b1
  8. #956aa5
  9. #8e7199
  10. #87798c
  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 #a06abe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2483f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0669a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7665fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856df9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c257c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c537fb {
  color: #c537fb;
}
Background
.bg-c537fb {
  background-color: #c537fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c537fb {
  border: 2px solid #c537fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c537fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 55 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c537fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c537fb, #fb37cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c537fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 55 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.29 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.69 #3ac804 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c537fb  rgb(197, 55, 251)  hsl(283, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#6dfb37  rgb(109, 251, 55)  hsl(103, 96%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fbc537  rgb(251, 197, 55)  hsl(43, 96%, 60%)  Saffron
#37fbc5  rgb(55, 251, 197)  hsl(163, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine