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#C837FD

#c837fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#c837fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.94°, with 98.02% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #c837fd
  2. #6cfd37

Split complementary

  1. #c837fd
  2. #cffd37
  3. #37fd65

Analogous

  1. #6537fd
  2. #c837fd
  3. #fd37cf

Triadic

  1. #c837fd
  2. #fdc837
  3. #37fdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c837fd
  2. #fd376c
  3. #6cfd37
  4. #37fdc8

Square

  1. #c837fd
  2. #fd6537
  3. #6cfd37
  4. #37cffd

Monochromatic

  1. #710299
  2. #a802e5
  3. #c837fd
  4. #dd83fe
  5. #f2ceff

Shades

#c837fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c837fd
  2. #b432e4
  3. #a02cca
  4. #8c27b1
  5. #782198
  6. #641c7f
  7. #501665
  8. #3c114c
  9. #280b33
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c837fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c837fd
  2. #ce4bfd
  3. #d35ffd
  4. #d973fe
  5. #de87fe
  6. #e49bfe
  7. #e9affe
  8. #efc3fe
  9. #f4d7ff
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c837fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c837fd
  2. #c13ef1
  3. #ba46e4
  4. #b24dd8
  5. #ab54cb
  6. #a45cbf
  7. #9d63b2
  8. #966aa6
  9. #8e7199
  10. #87798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2885f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3679b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7865ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c557ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c837fd {
  color: #c837fd;
}
Background
.bg-c837fd {
  background-color: #c837fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c837fd {
  border: 2px solid #c837fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c837fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 55 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c837fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c837fd, #fd37cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c837fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 55 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.31 #37c802 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c837fd  rgb(200, 55, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#6cfd37  rgb(108, 253, 55)  hsl(104, 98%, 60%)  Harlequin
#fdc837  rgb(253, 200, 55)  hsl(44, 98%, 60%)  Sunglow
#37fdc8  rgb(55, 253, 200)  hsl(164, 98%, 60%)  Aquamarine