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#C36BED

#c36bed ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c36bed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 41.96% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.72% cyan, 54.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.62°, with 78.31% saturation and 67.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2823

Complementary

  1. #c36bed
  2. #95ed6b

Split complementary

  1. #c36bed
  2. #d6ed6b
  3. #6bed82

Analogous

  1. #826bed
  2. #c36bed
  3. #ed6bd6

Triadic

  1. #c36bed
  2. #edc36b
  3. #6bedc3

Tetradic

  1. #c36bed
  2. #ed6b95
  3. #95ed6b
  4. #6bedc3

Square

  1. #c36bed
  2. #ed826b
  3. #95ed6b
  4. #6bd6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7a15aa
  2. #a727e5
  3. #c36bed
  4. #dfaff5
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#c36bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c36bed
  2. #b060d5
  3. #9c56be
  4. #894ba6
  5. #75408e
  6. #623677
  7. #4e2b5f
  8. #3b2047
  9. #27152f
  10. #140b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c36bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c36bed
  2. #c97aef
  3. #cf89f1
  4. #d597f2
  5. #dba6f4
  6. #e1b5f6
  7. #e7c4f8
  8. #edd3fa
  9. #f3e1fb
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c36bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c36bed
  2. #bc6de2
  3. #b66fd7
  4. #af71cc
  5. #a873c1
  6. #a276b7
  7. #9b78ac
  8. #947aa1
  9. #8d7c96
  10. #877e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a783bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #488cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6693ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf81a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b80f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9585eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c179c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c36bed {
  color: #c36bed;
}
Background
.bg-c36bed {
  background-color: #c36bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c36bed {
  border: 2px solid #c36bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c36bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 107 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c36bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c36bed, #ed6bd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c36bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 107 237 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.07 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.94 #3c9412 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c36bed  rgb(195, 107, 237)  hsl(281, 78%, 67%)  Heliotrope
#95ed6b  rgb(149, 237, 107)  hsl(101, 78%, 67%)  Inchworm
#edc36b  rgb(237, 195, 107)  hsl(41, 78%, 67%)  Topaz
#6bedc3  rgb(107, 237, 195)  hsl(161, 78%, 67%)  Aquamarine