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#B236DD

#b236dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b236dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.46% cyan, 75.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.55°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #b236dd
  2. #61dd36

Split complementary

  1. #b236dd
  2. #b4dd36
  3. #36dd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e36dd
  2. #b236dd
  3. #dd36b4

Triadic

  1. #b236dd
  2. #ddb236
  3. #36ddb2

Tetradic

  1. #b236dd
  2. #dd3661
  3. #61dd36
  4. #36ddb2

Square

  1. #b236dd
  2. #dd5e36
  3. #61dd36
  4. #36b4dd

Monochromatic

  1. #521268
  2. #851daa
  3. #b236dd
  4. #cb77e8
  5. #e4b9f3

Shades

#b236dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b236dd
  2. #a031c7
  3. #8e2bb1
  4. #7d269b
  5. #6b2085
  6. #591b6f
  7. #471658
  8. #351042
  9. #240b2c
  10. #120516
  11. #000000

Tints

#b236dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b236dd
  2. #ba4ae0
  3. #c15ee4
  4. #c972e7
  5. #d186eb
  6. #d99bee
  7. #e0aff1
  8. #e8c3f5
  9. #f0d7f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b236dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b236dd
  2. #ad3dd4
  3. #a845ca
  4. #a34cc1
  5. #9e54b8
  6. #995baf
  7. #9462a5
  8. #8f6a9c
  9. #8a7193
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9161a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3177d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b63db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b236dd {
  color: #b236dd;
}
Background
.bg-b236dd {
  background-color: #b236dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b236dd {
  border: 2px solid #b236dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b236dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 54 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b236dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b236dd, #dd36b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b236dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 54 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.83 #4dc922 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b236dd  rgb(178, 54, 221)  hsl(285, 71%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#61dd36  rgb(97, 221, 54)  hsl(105, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#ddb236  rgb(221, 178, 54)  hsl(45, 71%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#36ddb2  rgb(54, 221, 178)  hsl(165, 71%, 54%)  Caribbean Green