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#BE36EF

#be36ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be36ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.5% cyan, 77.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #be36ef
  2. #67ef36

Split complementary

  1. #be36ef
  2. #c3ef36
  3. #36ef62

Analogous

  1. #6236ef
  2. #be36ef
  3. #ef36c3

Triadic

  1. #be36ef
  2. #efbe36
  3. #36efbe

Tetradic

  1. #be36ef
  2. #ef3667
  3. #67ef36
  4. #36efbe

Square

  1. #be36ef
  2. #ef6236
  3. #67ef36
  4. #36c3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #620a82
  2. #9810c9
  3. #be36ef
  4. #d57df5
  5. #ecc4fa

Shades

#be36ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be36ef
  2. #ab31d7
  3. #982bbf
  4. #8526a7
  5. #72208f
  6. #5f1b78
  7. #4c1660
  8. #391048
  9. #260b30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#be36ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be36ef
  2. #c54af1
  3. #cb5ef2
  4. #d272f4
  5. #d886f5
  6. #df9bf7
  7. #e5aff9
  8. #ecc3fa
  9. #f2d7fc
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be36ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be36ef
  2. #b83de4
  3. #b245d9
  4. #ab4cce
  5. #a554c3
  6. #9f5bb8
  7. #9962ac
  8. #936aa1
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a66b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7361f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb54bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be36ef {
  color: #be36ef;
}
Background
.bg-be36ef {
  background-color: #be36ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be36ef {
  border: 2px solid #be36ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be36ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 54 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be36ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be36ef, #ef36c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be36ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 54 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.33 #41c910 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be36ef  rgb(190, 54, 239)  hsl(284, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#67ef36  rgb(103, 239, 54)  hsl(104, 85%, 57%)  Neon Green
#efbe36  rgb(239, 190, 54)  hsl(44, 85%, 57%)  Saffron
#36efbe  rgb(54, 239, 190)  hsl(164, 85%, 57%)  Aquamarine