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#BD36EF

#bd36ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bd36ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 77.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #68ef36

Split complementary

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #c5ef36
  3. #36ef60

Analogous

  1. #6036ef
  2. #bd36ef
  3. #ef36c5

Triadic

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #efbd36
  3. #36efbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #ef3668
  3. #68ef36
  4. #36efbd

Square

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #ef6036
  3. #68ef36
  4. #36c5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #610a82
  2. #9710c9
  3. #bd36ef
  4. #d47df5
  5. #ecc4fa

Shades

#bd36ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #aa31d7
  3. #972bbf
  4. #8426a7
  5. #71208f
  6. #5f1b78
  7. #4c1660
  8. #391048
  9. #260b30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd36ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #c44af1
  3. #ca5ef2
  4. #d172f4
  5. #d786f5
  6. #de9bf7
  7. #e5aff9
  8. #ebc3fa
  9. #f2d7fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd36ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd36ef
  2. #b73de4
  3. #b145d9
  4. #ab4cce
  5. #a554c3
  6. #9f5bb8
  7. #9862ac
  8. #926aa1
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a66b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7261f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8068ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba54bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd36ef {
  color: #bd36ef;
}
Background
.bg-bd36ef {
  background-color: #bd36ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd36ef {
  border: 2px solid #bd36ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd36ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 54 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd36ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd36ef, #ef36c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd36ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 54 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.41 #42c910 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bd36ef  rgb(189, 54, 239)  hsl(284, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#68ef36  rgb(104, 239, 54)  hsl(104, 85%, 57%)  Neon Green
#efbd36  rgb(239, 189, 54)  hsl(44, 85%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#36efbd  rgb(54, 239, 189)  hsl(164, 85%, 57%)  Aquamarine