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#C836FB

#c836fb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c836fb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 21.18% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.47°, with 96.1% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.2188

Complementary

  1. #c836fb
  2. #69fb36

Split complementary

  1. #c836fb
  2. #cbfb36
  3. #36fb65

Analogous

  1. #6536fb
  2. #c836fb
  3. #fb36cb

Triadic

  1. #c836fb
  2. #fbc836
  3. #36fbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c836fb
  2. #fb3669
  3. #69fb36
  4. #36fbc8

Square

  1. #c836fb
  2. #fb6536
  3. #69fb36
  4. #36cbfb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0395
  2. #a704e0
  3. #c836fb
  4. #dd81fc
  5. #f1ccfe

Shades

#c836fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c836fb
  2. #b431e2
  3. #a02bc9
  4. #8c26b0
  5. #782097
  6. #641b7e
  7. #501664
  8. #3c104b
  9. #280b32
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#c836fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c836fb
  2. #ce4afb
  3. #d35efc
  4. #d972fc
  5. #de86fd
  6. #e49bfd
  7. #e9affd
  8. #efc3fe
  9. #f4d7fe
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c836fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c836fb
  2. #c13def
  3. #ba45e2
  4. #b24cd6
  5. #ab54ca
  6. #a45bbe
  7. #9d62b1
  8. #966aa5
  9. #8e7199
  10. #87798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26bbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b84f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4659a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7865fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886df9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c556c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c836fb {
  color: #c836fb;
}
Background
.bg-c836fb {
  background-color: #c836fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c836fb {
  border: 2px solid #c836fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c836fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 54 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c836fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c836fb, #fb36cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c836fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 54 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.47 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.07 #37c904 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c836fb  rgb(200, 54, 251)  hsl(284, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#69fb36  rgb(105, 251, 54)  hsl(104, 96%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fbc836  rgb(251, 200, 54)  hsl(44, 96%, 60%)  Sunglow
#36fbc8  rgb(54, 251, 200)  hsl(164, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine