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#B36DFD

#b36dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b36dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.25% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 269.17°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.96.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #b7fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #fdfb6d
  3. #6ffd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d6ffd
  2. #b36dfd
  3. #fb6dfd

Triadic

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #fdb36d
  3. #6dfdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #fd6db7
  3. #b7fd6d
  4. #6dfdb3

Square

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #fd6d6f
  3. #b7fd6d
  4. #6dfdfb

Monochromatic

  1. #6603ce
  2. #8c22fc
  3. #b36dfd
  4. #dab8fe
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#b36dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #a162e4
  3. #8f57ca
  4. #7d4cb1
  5. #6b4198
  6. #5a377f
  7. #482c65
  8. #36214c
  9. #241633
  10. #120b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#b36dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #bb7cfd
  3. #c28afd
  4. #ca99fe
  5. #d1a7fe
  6. #d9b6fe
  7. #e1c5fe
  8. #e8d3fe
  9. #f0e2ff
  10. #f7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b36dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b36dfd
  2. #ae6ff1
  3. #a971e4
  4. #a473d8
  5. #9f75cb
  6. #9a77bf
  7. #9478b2
  8. #8f7aa6
  9. #8a7c99
  10. #857e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f83c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a589ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b82ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8283fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab7fd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b36dfd {
  color: #b36dfd;
}
Background
.bg-b36dfd {
  background-color: #b36dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b36dfd {
  border: 2px solid #b36dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b36dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b36dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b36dfd, #fb6dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b36dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.09 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.30 #4c9202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#b36dfd  rgb(179, 109, 253)  hsl(269, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#b7fd6d  rgb(183, 253, 109)  hsl(89, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fdb36d  rgb(253, 179, 109)  hsl(29, 97%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dfdb3  rgb(109, 253, 179)  hsl(149, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green