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#BF36EC

#bf36ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf36ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.16°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1977

Complementary

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #63ec36

Split complementary

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #beec36
  3. #36ec64

Analogous

  1. #6436ec
  2. #bf36ec
  3. #ec36be

Triadic

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #ecbf36
  3. #36ecbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #ec3663
  3. #63ec36
  4. #36ecbf

Square

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #ec6436
  3. #63ec36
  4. #36beec

Monochromatic

  1. #610c7d
  2. #9712c3
  3. #bf36ec
  4. #d57cf3
  5. #ecc2f9

Shades

#bf36ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #ac31d4
  3. #992bbd
  4. #8626a5
  5. #73208e
  6. #601b76
  7. #4c165e
  8. #391047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf36ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #c54aee
  3. #cc5ef0
  4. #d272f2
  5. #d986f4
  6. #df9bf6
  7. #e5aff7
  8. #ecc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf36ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf36ec
  2. #b93de1
  3. #b245d6
  4. #ac4ccc
  5. #a654c1
  6. #a05bb6
  7. #9962ab
  8. #936aa0
  9. #8d7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b66b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7460ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8369ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd52bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf36ec {
  color: #bf36ec;
}
Background
.bg-bf36ec {
  background-color: #bf36ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf36ec {
  border: 2px solid #bf36ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf36ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 54 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf36ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf36ec, #ec36be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf36ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 54 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #40c913 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bf36ec  rgb(191, 54, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#63ec36  rgb(99, 236, 54)  hsl(105, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbf36  rgb(236, 191, 54)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#36ecbf  rgb(54, 236, 191)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine