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#BE36EC

#be36ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be36ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 21.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.84°, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1964

Complementary

  1. #be36ec
  2. #64ec36

Split complementary

  1. #be36ec
  2. #bfec36
  3. #36ec63

Analogous

  1. #6336ec
  2. #be36ec
  3. #ec36bf

Triadic

  1. #be36ec
  2. #ecbe36
  3. #36ecbe

Tetradic

  1. #be36ec
  2. #ec3664
  3. #64ec36
  4. #36ecbe

Square

  1. #be36ec
  2. #ec6336
  3. #64ec36
  4. #36bfec

Monochromatic

  1. #610c7d
  2. #9612c3
  3. #be36ec
  4. #d57cf3
  5. #ebc2f9

Shades

#be36ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be36ec
  2. #ab31d4
  3. #982bbd
  4. #8526a5
  5. #72208e
  6. #5f1b76
  7. #4c165e
  8. #391047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#be36ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be36ec
  2. #c54aee
  3. #cb5ef0
  4. #d272f2
  5. #d886f4
  6. #df9bf6
  7. #e5aff7
  8. #ecc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be36ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be36ec
  2. #b83de1
  3. #b245d6
  4. #ab4ccc
  5. #a554c1
  6. #9f5bb6
  7. #9962ab
  8. #936aa0
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a66b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #307ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7460ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8269ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc52bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be36ec {
  color: #be36ec;
}
Background
.bg-be36ec {
  background-color: #be36ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be36ec {
  border: 2px solid #be36ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be36ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 54 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be36ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be36ec, #ec36bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be36ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 54 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.30 #41c913 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be36ec  rgb(190, 54, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#64ec36  rgb(100, 236, 54)  hsl(105, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbe36  rgb(236, 190, 54)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#36ecbe  rgb(54, 236, 190)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine