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#B236DC

#b236dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b236dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 21.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.09% cyan, 75.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.82°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #b236dc
  2. #60dc36

Split complementary

  1. #b236dc
  2. #b3dc36
  3. #36dc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f36dc
  2. #b236dc
  3. #dc36b3

Triadic

  1. #b236dc
  2. #dcb236
  3. #36dcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b236dc
  2. #dc3660
  3. #60dc36
  4. #36dcb2

Square

  1. #b236dc
  2. #dc5f36
  3. #60dc36
  4. #36b3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #521267
  2. #851da8
  3. #b236dc
  4. #cb77e7
  5. #e4b8f3

Shades

#b236dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b236dc
  2. #a031c6
  3. #8e2bb0
  4. #7d269a
  5. #6b2084
  6. #591b6e
  7. #471658
  8. #351042
  9. #240b2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b236dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b236dc
  2. #ba4ae0
  3. #c15ee3
  4. #c972e7
  5. #d186ea
  6. #d99bee
  7. #e0aff1
  8. #e8c3f5
  9. #f0d7f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b236dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b236dc
  2. #ad3dd3
  3. #a845ca
  4. #a34cc0
  5. #9e54b7
  6. #995bae
  7. #9462a5
  8. #8f6a9c
  9. #8a7192
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3277d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b63da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b236dc {
  color: #b236dc;
}
Background
.bg-b236dc {
  background-color: #b236dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b236dc {
  border: 2px solid #b236dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b236dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 54 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b236dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b236dc, #dc36b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b236dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 54 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.81 #4dc923 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b236dc  rgb(178, 54, 220)  hsl(285, 70%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#60dc36  rgb(96, 220, 54)  hsl(105, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dcb236  rgb(220, 178, 54)  hsl(45, 70%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#36dcb2  rgb(54, 220, 178)  hsl(165, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green