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#BD36EC

#bd36ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd36ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.51°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #65ec36

Split complementary

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #c0ec36
  3. #36ec62

Analogous

  1. #6236ec
  2. #bd36ec
  3. #ec36c0

Triadic

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #ecbd36
  3. #36ecbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #ec3665
  3. #65ec36
  4. #36ecbd

Square

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #ec6236
  3. #65ec36
  4. #36c0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #600c7d
  2. #9512c3
  3. #bd36ec
  4. #d47cf3
  5. #ebc2f9

Shades

#bd36ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #aa31d4
  3. #972bbd
  4. #8426a5
  5. #71208e
  6. #5f1b76
  7. #4c165e
  8. #391047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd36ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #c44aee
  3. #ca5ef0
  4. #d172f2
  5. #d786f4
  6. #de9bf6
  7. #e5aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd36ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd36ec
  2. #b73de1
  3. #b145d6
  4. #ab4ccc
  5. #a554c1
  6. #9f5bb6
  7. #9862ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9966b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7360ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8168ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb53bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd36ec {
  color: #bd36ec;
}
Background
.bg-bd36ec {
  background-color: #bd36ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd36ec {
  border: 2px solid #bd36ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd36ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 54 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd36ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd36ec, #ec36c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd36ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 54 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.15 #42c913 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd36ec  rgb(189, 54, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#65ec36  rgb(101, 236, 54)  hsl(105, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbd36  rgb(236, 189, 54)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#36ecbd  rgb(54, 236, 189)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine