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#C837FB

#c837fb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c837fb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 21.57% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 78.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.39°, 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2198

Complementary

  1. #c837fb
  2. #6afb37

Split complementary

  1. #c837fb
  2. #ccfb37
  3. #37fb66

Analogous

  1. #6637fb
  2. #c837fb
  3. #fb37cc

Triadic

  1. #c837fb
  2. #fbc837
  3. #37fbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c837fb
  2. #fb376a
  3. #6afb37
  4. #37fbc8

Square

  1. #c837fb
  2. #fb6637
  3. #6afb37
  4. #37ccfb

Monochromatic

  1. #700396
  2. #a804e1
  3. #c837fb
  4. #dd82fd
  5. #f1cdfe

Shades

#c837fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c837fb
  2. #b432e2
  3. #a02cc9
  4. #8c27b0
  5. #782197
  6. #641c7e
  7. #501664
  8. #3c114b
  9. #280b32
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c837fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c837fb
  2. #ce4bfb
  3. #d35ffc
  4. #d973fc
  5. #de87fd
  6. #e49bfd
  7. #e9affd
  8. #efc3fe
  9. #f4d7fe
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c837fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c837fb
  2. #c13eef
  3. #ba46e2
  4. #b24dd6
  5. #ab54ca
  6. #a45cbe
  7. #9d63b1
  8. #966aa5
  9. #8e7199
  10. #87798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 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 #2c85f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4669a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7865fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c557c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c837fb {
  color: #c837fb;
}
Background
.bg-c837fb {
  background-color: #c837fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c837fb {
  border: 2px solid #c837fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c837fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 55 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c837fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c837fb, #fb37cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c837fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 55 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.15 #37c804 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c837fb  rgb(200, 55, 251)  hsl(284, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#6afb37  rgb(106, 251, 55)  hsl(104, 96%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fbc837  rgb(251, 200, 55)  hsl(44, 96%, 60%)  Sunglow
#37fbc8  rgb(55, 251, 200)  hsl(164, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine