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#BE00FF

#be00ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#be00ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.49% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 284.71°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.19.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #be00ff
  2. #41ff00

Split complementary

  1. #be00ff
  2. #c0ff00
  3. #00ff3f

Analogous

  1. #3f00ff
  2. #be00ff
  3. #ff00c0

Triadic

  1. #be00ff
  2. #ffbe00
  3. #00ffbe

Tetradic

  1. #be00ff
  2. #ff0041
  3. #41ff00
  4. #00ffbe

Square

  1. #be00ff
  2. #ff3f00
  3. #41ff00
  4. #00c0ff

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0066
  2. #8500b3
  3. #be00ff
  4. #d24dff
  5. #e599ff

Shades

#be00ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be00ff
  2. #ab00e6
  3. #9800cc
  4. #8500b3
  5. #720099
  6. #5f0080
  7. #4c0066
  8. #39004d
  9. #260033
  10. #13001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#be00ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be00ff
  2. #c51aff
  3. #cb33ff
  4. #d24dff
  5. #d866ff
  6. #df80ff
  7. #e599ff
  8. #ecb3ff
  9. #f2ccff
  10. #f9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be00ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be00ff
  2. #b80df2
  3. #b21ae6
  4. #ab26d9
  5. #a533cc
  6. #9f40c0
  7. #994db3
  8. #935aa6
  9. #8c6699
  10. #86738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985dbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6557ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b948c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be00ff {
  color: #be00ff;
}
Background
.bg-be00ff {
  background-color: #be00ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be00ff {
  border: 2px solid #be00ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be00ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be00ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be00ff, #ff00c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be00ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.89 #41ff00 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be00ff  rgb(190, 0, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#41ff00  rgb(65, 255, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ffbe00  rgb(255, 190, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#00ffbe  rgb(0, 255, 190)  hsl(165, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green