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#CB36FB

#cb36fb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb36fb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 21.18% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.12% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 285.38°, with 96.1% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #66fb36

Split complementary

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #c8fb36
  3. #36fb68

Analogous

  1. #6836fb
  2. #cb36fb
  3. #fb36c8

Triadic

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #fbcb36
  3. #36fbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #fb3666
  3. #66fb36
  4. #36fbcb

Square

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #fb6836
  3. #66fb36
  4. #36c8fb

Monochromatic

  1. #710395
  2. #ab04e0
  3. #cb36fb
  4. #de81fc
  5. #f2ccfe

Shades

#cb36fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #b731e2
  3. #a22bc9
  4. #8e26b0
  5. #7a2097
  6. #661b7e
  7. #511664
  8. #3d104b
  9. #290b32
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb36fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #d04afb
  3. #d55efc
  4. #db72fc
  5. #e086fd
  6. #e59bfd
  7. #eaaffd
  8. #efc3fe
  9. #f5d7fe
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb36fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb36fb
  2. #c43def
  3. #bc45e2
  4. #b54cd6
  5. #ad54ca
  6. #a65bbe
  7. #9e62b1
  8. #976aa5
  9. #8f7199
  10. #88798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3186f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8659a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b65fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c956c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb36fb {
  color: #cb36fb;
}
Background
.bg-cb36fb {
  background-color: #cb36fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb36fb {
  border: 2px solid #cb36fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb36fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 54 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb36fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb36fb, #fb36c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb36fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 54 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.21 #34c904 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb36fb  rgb(203, 54, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#66fb36  rgb(102, 251, 54)  hsl(105, 96%, 60%)  Neon Green
#fbcb36  rgb(251, 203, 54)  hsl(45, 96%, 60%)  Sunglow
#36fbcb  rgb(54, 251, 203)  hsl(165, 96%, 60%)  Aquamarine