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#B136EF

#b136ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b136ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 21.18% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.94% cyan, 77.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.89°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #b136ef
  2. #74ef36

Split complementary

  1. #b136ef
  2. #d1ef36
  3. #36ef54

Analogous

  1. #5436ef
  2. #b136ef
  3. #ef36d1

Triadic

  1. #b136ef
  2. #efb136
  3. #36efb1

Tetradic

  1. #b136ef
  2. #ef3674
  3. #74ef36
  4. #36efb1

Square

  1. #b136ef
  2. #ef5436
  3. #74ef36
  4. #36d1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0a82
  2. #8b10c9
  3. #b136ef
  4. #cc7df5
  5. #e8c4fa

Shades

#b136ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b136ef
  2. #9f31d7
  3. #8e2bbf
  4. #7c26a7
  5. #6a208f
  6. #591b78
  7. #471660
  8. #351048
  9. #230b30
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b136ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b136ef
  2. #b94af1
  3. #c15ef2
  4. #c872f4
  5. #d086f5
  6. #d89bf7
  7. #e0aff9
  8. #e8c3fa
  9. #efd7fc
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b136ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b136ef
  2. #ac3de4
  3. #a745d9
  4. #a24cce
  5. #9d54c3
  6. #995bb8
  7. #9462ac
  8. #8f6aa1
  9. #8a7196
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9163b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7464ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac55bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b136ef {
  color: #b136ef;
}
Background
.bg-b136ef {
  background-color: #b136ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b136ef {
  border: 2px solid #b136ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b136ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 54 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b136ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b136ef, #ef36d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b136ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 54 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.60 #4ec910 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b136ef  rgb(177, 54, 239)  hsl(280, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#74ef36  rgb(116, 239, 54)  hsl(100, 85%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#efb136  rgb(239, 177, 54)  hsl(40, 85%, 57%)  Marigold
#36efb1  rgb(54, 239, 177)  hsl(160, 85%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green