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#B236EC

#b236ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b236ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.58% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280.88°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #b236ec
  2. #70ec36

Split complementary

  1. #b236ec
  2. #cbec36
  3. #36ec57

Analogous

  1. #5736ec
  2. #b236ec
  3. #ec36cb

Triadic

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ecb236
  3. #36ecb2

Tetradic

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ec3670
  3. #70ec36
  4. #36ecb2

Square

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ec5736
  3. #70ec36
  4. #36cbec

Monochromatic

  1. #590c7d
  2. #8b12c3
  3. #b236ec
  4. #cd7cf3
  5. #e8c2f9

Shades

#b236ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b236ec
  2. #a031d4
  3. #8e2bbd
  4. #7d26a5
  5. #6b208e
  6. #591b76
  7. #47165e
  8. #351047
  9. #240b2f
  10. #120518
  11. #000000

Tints

#b236ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ba4aee
  3. #c15ef0
  4. #c972f2
  5. #d186f4
  6. #d99bf6
  7. #e0aff7
  8. #e8c3f9
  9. #f0d7fb
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b236ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b236ec
  2. #ad3de1
  3. #a845d6
  4. #a34ccc
  5. #9e54c1
  6. #995bb6
  7. #9462ab
  8. #8f6aa0
  9. #8a7196
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9263b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d78e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7664ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae54bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b236ec {
  color: #b236ec;
}
Background
.bg-b236ec {
  background-color: #b236ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b236ec {
  border: 2px solid #b236ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b236ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 54 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b236ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b236ec, #ec36cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b236ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 54 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.54 #4dc913 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b236ec  rgb(178, 54, 236)  hsl(281, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#70ec36  rgb(112, 236, 54)  hsl(101, 83%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#ecb236  rgb(236, 178, 54)  hsl(41, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#36ecb2  rgb(54, 236, 178)  hsl(161, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine