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#BE21FF

#be21ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#be21ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.49% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 282.43°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.1925

Complementary

  1. #be21ff
  2. #62ff21

Split complementary

  1. #be21ff
  2. #d1ff21
  3. #21ff4f

Analogous

  1. #4f21ff
  2. #be21ff
  3. #ff21d1

Triadic

  1. #be21ff
  2. #ffbe21
  3. #21ffbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21ff
  2. #ff2162
  3. #62ff21
  4. #21ffbe

Square

  1. #be21ff
  2. #ff4f21
  3. #62ff21
  4. #21d1ff

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0087
  2. #9600d3
  3. #be21ff
  4. #d46dff
  5. #ebbaff

Shades

#be21ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21ff
  2. #ab1ee6
  3. #981acc
  4. #8517b3
  5. #721499
  6. #5f1180
  7. #4c0d66
  8. #390a4d
  9. #260733
  10. #13031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21ff
  2. #c537ff
  3. #cb4dff
  4. #d264ff
  5. #d87aff
  6. #df90ff
  7. #e5a6ff
  8. #ecbcff
  9. #f2d3ff
  10. #f9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21ff
  2. #b82bf2
  3. #b234e6
  4. #ab3ed9
  5. #a547cc
  6. #9f51c0
  7. #995ab3
  8. #9364a6
  9. #8c6d99
  10. #86778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a62be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7964fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21ff {
  color: #be21ff;
}
Background
.bg-be21ff {
  background-color: #be21ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be21ff {
  border: 2px solid #be21ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21ff, #ff21d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.01 #41de00 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21ff  rgb(190, 33, 255)  hsl(282, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#62ff21  rgb(98, 255, 33)  hsl(102, 100%, 56%)  Harlequin
#ffbe21  rgb(255, 190, 33)  hsl(42, 100%, 56%)  Amber
#21ffbe  rgb(33, 255, 190)  hsl(162, 100%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green