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#B436EA

#b436ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b436ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 21.18% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 81.08% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #b436ea
  2. #6cea36

Split complementary

  1. #b436ea
  2. #c6ea36
  3. #36ea5a

Analogous

  1. #5a36ea
  2. #b436ea
  3. #ea36c6

Triadic

  1. #b436ea
  2. #eab436
  3. #36eab4

Tetradic

  1. #b436ea
  2. #ea366c
  3. #6cea36
  4. #36eab4

Square

  1. #b436ea
  2. #ea5a36
  3. #6cea36
  4. #36c6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #590d7a
  2. #8c14bf
  3. #b436ea
  4. #ce7bf1
  5. #e8c1f8

Shades

#b436ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b436ea
  2. #a231d3
  3. #902bbb
  4. #7e26a4
  5. #6c208c
  6. #5a1b75
  7. #48165e
  8. #361046
  9. #240b2f
  10. #120517
  11. #000000

Tints

#b436ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b436ea
  2. #bc4aec
  3. #c35eee
  4. #cb72f0
  5. #d286f2
  6. #da9bf5
  7. #e1aff7
  8. #e9c3f9
  9. #f0d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b436ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b436ea
  2. #af3ddf
  3. #aa45d5
  4. #a44cca
  5. #9f54c0
  6. #9a5bb5
  7. #9562aa
  8. #906aa0
  9. #8a7195
  10. #85798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9363b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7965e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b053bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b436ea {
  color: #b436ea;
}
Background
.bg-b436ea {
  background-color: #b436ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b436ea {
  border: 2px solid #b436ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b436ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 54 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b436ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b436ea, #ea36c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b436ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 54 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.53 #4bc915 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b436ea  rgb(180, 54, 234)  hsl(282, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6cea36  rgb(108, 234, 54)  hsl(102, 81%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#eab436  rgb(234, 180, 54)  hsl(42, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#36eab4  rgb(54, 234, 180)  hsl(162, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine