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#A36FF2

#a36ff2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a36ff2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.64% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 263.82°, with 83.44% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2557

Complementary

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #bef26f

Split complementary

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #f2e56f
  3. #7df26f

Analogous

  1. #6f7df2
  2. #a36ff2
  3. #e56ff2

Triadic

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #f2a36f
  3. #6ff2a3

Tetradic

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #f26fbe
  3. #bef26f
  4. #6ff2a3

Square

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #f26f7d
  3. #bef26f
  4. #6ff2e5

Monochromatic

  1. #5311b7
  2. #7629ec
  3. #a36ff2
  4. #d0b5f8
  5. #f3ecfd

Shades

#a36ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #9364da
  3. #8259c2
  4. #724ea9
  5. #624391
  6. #523879
  7. #412c61
  8. #312149
  9. #211630
  10. #100b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a36ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #ac7df3
  3. #b58cf5
  4. #bf9af6
  5. #c8a9f7
  6. #d1b7f9
  7. #dac5fa
  8. #e3d4fb
  9. #ede2fc
  10. #f6f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a36ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a36ff2
  2. #a071e7
  3. #9c72db
  4. #9974d0
  5. #9576c4
  6. #9278b9
  7. #8e79ae
  8. #8b7ba2
  9. #877d97
  10. #847e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9580bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #398af6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a89ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9289a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7380f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7880f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #997fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a36ff2 {
  color: #a36ff2;
}
Background
.bg-a36ff2 {
  background-color: #a36ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a36ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #a36ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a36ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 83% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a36ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a36ff2, #e56ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a36ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.14 #5c900d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a36ff2  rgb(163, 111, 242)  hsl(264, 83%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#bef26f  rgb(190, 242, 111)  hsl(84, 83%, 69%)  Inchworm
#f2a36f  rgb(242, 163, 111)  hsl(24, 83%, 69%)  Sandy Brown
#6ff2a3  rgb(111, 242, 163)  hsl(144, 83%, 69%)  Medium Spring Green