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#B636BE

#b636be ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b636be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 21.18% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.21% cyan, 71.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 296.47°, with 55.74% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.163

Complementary

  1. #b636be
  2. #3ebe36

Split complementary

  1. #b636be
  2. #82be36
  3. #36be72

Analogous

  1. #7236be
  2. #b636be
  3. #be3682

Triadic

  1. #b636be
  2. #beb636
  3. #36beb6

Tetradic

  1. #b636be
  2. #be363e
  3. #3ebe36
  4. #36beb6

Square

  1. #b636be
  2. #be7236
  3. #3ebe36
  4. #3682be

Monochromatic

  1. #441447
  2. #7d2582
  3. #b636be
  4. #cf6bd5
  5. #e2a7e6

Shades

#b636be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b636be
  2. #a431ab
  3. #922b98
  4. #7f2685
  5. #6d2072
  6. #5b1b5f
  7. #49164c
  8. #371039
  9. #240b26
  10. #120513
  11. #000000

Tints

#b636be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b636be
  2. #bd4ac5
  3. #c55ecb
  4. #cc72d2
  5. #d386d8
  6. #db9bdf
  7. #e2afe5
  8. #e9c3ec
  9. #f0d7f2
  10. #f8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b636be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b636be
  2. #b13db8
  3. #ab45b2
  4. #a64cab
  5. #a054a5
  6. #9b5b9f
  7. #966299
  8. #906a93
  9. #8b718c
  10. #857986
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e66c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5376bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7957c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8662bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b636be {
  color: #b636be;
}
Background
.bg-b636be {
  background-color: #b636be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b636be {
  border: 2px solid #b636be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b636be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 54 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 56% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b636be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b636be, #be3682);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b636be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 54 190 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.95 #49c941 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b636be  rgb(182, 54, 190)  hsl(296, 56%, 48%)  Purpureus
#3ebe36  rgb(62, 190, 54)  hsl(116, 56%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#beb636  rgb(190, 182, 54)  hsl(56, 56%, 48%)  Old Gold
#36beb6  rgb(54, 190, 182)  hsl(176, 56%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue