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#CB3BFB

#cb3bfb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb3bfb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 23.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.12% cyan, 76.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.2279

Complementary

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #6bfb3b

Split complementary

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #cbfb3b
  3. #3bfb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b3bfb
  2. #cb3bfb
  3. #fb3bcb

Triadic

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #fbcb3b
  3. #3bfbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #fb3b6b
  3. #6bfb3b
  4. #3bfbcb

Square

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #fb6b3b
  3. #6bfb3b
  4. #3bcbfb

Monochromatic

  1. #74039a
  2. #ad05e5
  3. #cb3bfb
  4. #df86fd
  5. #f3d1fe

Shades

#cb3bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #b735e2
  3. #a22fc9
  4. #8e29b0
  5. #7a2397
  6. #661e7e
  7. #511864
  8. #3d124b
  9. #290c32
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #d04ffb
  3. #d562fc
  4. #db76fc
  5. #e089fd
  6. #e59dfd
  7. #eab1fd
  8. #efc4fe
  9. #f5d8fe
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3bfb
  2. #c442ef
  3. #bc49e2
  4. #b550d6
  5. #ad57ca
  6. #a65ebe
  7. #9e64b1
  8. #976ba5
  9. #8f7299
  10. #88798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a56dbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3687f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7679b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c67fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c70f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c959c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3bfb {
  color: #cb3bfb;
}
Background
.bg-cb3bfb {
  background-color: #cb3bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb3bfb {
  border: 2px solid #cb3bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 59 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3bfb, #fb3bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 59 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.75 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.75 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.90 #34c404 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb3bfb  rgb(203, 59, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#6bfb3b  rgb(107, 251, 59)  hsl(105, 96%, 61%)  Neon Green
#fbcb3b  rgb(251, 203, 59)  hsl(45, 96%, 61%)  Sunglow
#3bfbcb  rgb(59, 251, 203)  hsl(165, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine