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#CD37FA

#cd37fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd37fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.57% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 286.15°, with 95.12% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.2261

Complementary

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #64fa37

Split complementary

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #c6fa37
  3. #37fa6b

Analogous

  1. #6b37fa
  2. #cd37fa
  3. #fa37c6

Triadic

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #facd37
  3. #37facd

Tetradic

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #fa3764
  3. #64fa37
  4. #37facd

Square

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #fa6b37
  3. #64fa37
  4. #37c6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #730494
  2. #ad06df
  3. #cd37fa
  4. #e082fc
  5. #f2ccfe

Shades

#cd37fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #b932e1
  3. #a42cc8
  4. #9027af
  5. #7b2196
  6. #671c7d
  7. #521664
  8. #3e114b
  9. #290b32
  10. #150619
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd37fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #d24bfb
  3. #d75ffb
  4. #dc73fc
  5. #e187fc
  6. #e69bfd
  7. #ebaffd
  8. #f0c3fe
  9. #f5d7fe
  10. #faebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd37fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd37fa
  2. #c53eee
  3. #be46e2
  4. #b64dd5
  5. #ae54c9
  6. #a75cbd
  7. #9f63b1
  8. #976aa5
  9. #8f7198
  10. #88798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a66cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3887f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca6599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d66fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb56c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd37fa {
  color: #cd37fa;
}
Background
.bg-cd37fa {
  background-color: #cd37fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd37fa {
  border: 2px solid #cd37fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd37fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 55 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd37fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd37fa, #fa37c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd37fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 55 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.54 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.00 #32c805 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd37fa  rgb(205, 55, 250)  hsl(286, 95%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#64fa37  rgb(100, 250, 55)  hsl(106, 95%, 60%)  Neon Green
#facd37  rgb(250, 205, 55)  hsl(46, 95%, 60%)  Sunglow
#37facd  rgb(55, 250, 205)  hsl(166, 95%, 60%)  Aquamarine