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#BE21E2

#be21e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be21e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.93% cyan, 85.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.81°, with 76.89% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #be21e2
  2. #45e221

Split complementary

  1. #be21e2
  2. #a5e221
  3. #21e25d

Analogous

  1. #5d21e2
  2. #be21e2
  3. #e221a5

Triadic

  1. #be21e2
  2. #e2be21
  3. #21e2be

Tetradic

  1. #be21e2
  2. #e22145
  3. #45e221
  4. #21e2be

Square

  1. #be21e2
  2. #e25d21
  3. #45e221
  4. #21a5e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0c5e
  2. #8715a1
  3. #be21e2
  4. #d265eb
  5. #e6a8f4

Shades

#be21e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21e2
  2. #ab1ecb
  3. #981ab5
  4. #85179e
  5. #721488
  6. #5f1171
  7. #4c0d5a
  8. #390a44
  9. #26072d
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21e2
  2. #c537e5
  3. #cb4de8
  4. #d264eb
  5. #d87aee
  6. #df90f1
  7. #e5a6f3
  8. #ecbcf6
  9. #f2d3f9
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21e2
  2. #b82bd8
  3. #b234ce
  4. #ab3ec5
  5. #a547bb
  6. #9f51b1
  7. #995aa7
  8. #93649d
  9. #8c6d94
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f79de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7256e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8261e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd44b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21e2 {
  color: #be21e2;
}
Background
.bg-be21e2 {
  background-color: #be21e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21e2 {
  border: 2px solid #be21e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21e2, #e221a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.40 #41de1d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21e2  rgb(190, 33, 226)  hsl(289, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#45e221  rgb(69, 226, 33)  hsl(109, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green
#e2be21  rgb(226, 190, 33)  hsl(49, 77%, 51%)  Jonquil
#21e2be  rgb(33, 226, 190)  hsl(169, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise