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#BE21BD

#be21bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.63% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 300.38°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #be21bd
  2. #21be22

Split complementary

  1. #be21bd
  2. #6fbe21
  3. #21be71

Analogous

  1. #7121be
  2. #be21bd
  3. #be216f

Triadic

  1. #be21bd
  2. #bdbe21
  3. #21bdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21bd
  2. #be2221
  3. #21be22
  4. #21bdbe

Square

  1. #be21bd
  2. #be7121
  3. #21be22
  4. #216fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0a3b
  2. #7d167c
  3. #be21bd
  4. #e04cdf
  5. #eb8deb

Shades

#be21bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21bd
  2. #ab1eaa
  3. #981a97
  4. #851784
  5. #721471
  6. #5f115f
  7. #4c0d4c
  8. #390a39
  9. #260726
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21bd
  2. #c537c4
  3. #cb4dca
  4. #d264d1
  5. #d87ad7
  6. #df90de
  7. #e5a6e5
  8. #ecbceb
  9. #f2d3f2
  10. #f9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21bd
  2. #b82bb7
  3. #b234b1
  4. #ab3eab
  5. #a547a5
  6. #9f519f
  7. #995a98
  8. #936492
  9. #8c6d8c
  10. #867786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5375b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43e72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c4fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c23596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21bd {
  color: #be21bd;
}
Background
.bg-be21bd {
  background-color: #be21bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21bd {
  border: 2px solid #be21bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21bd, #be216f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.16 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.20 #41de42 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#be21bd  rgb(190, 33, 189)  hsl(300, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus
#21be22  rgb(33, 190, 34)  hsl(120, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bdbe21  rgb(189, 190, 33)  hsl(60, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#21bdbe  rgb(33, 189, 190)  hsl(180, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue