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#BE03E2

#be03e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be03e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.93% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 290.31°, with 97.38% saturation and 44.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.165

Complementary

  1. #be03e2
  2. #27e203

Split complementary

  1. #be03e2
  2. #97e203
  3. #03e24e

Analogous

  1. #4e03e2
  2. #be03e2
  3. #e20397

Triadic

  1. #be03e2
  2. #e2be03
  3. #03e2be

Tetradic

  1. #be03e2
  2. #e20327
  3. #27e203
  4. #03e2be

Square

  1. #be03e2
  2. #e24e03
  3. #27e203
  4. #0397e2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f014b
  2. #7f0296
  3. #be03e2
  4. #dc35fc
  5. #e981fd

Shades

#be03e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be03e2
  2. #ab03cb
  3. #9802b5
  4. #85029e
  5. #720288
  6. #5f0271
  7. #4c015a
  8. #390144
  9. #26012d
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#be03e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be03e2
  2. #c51ce5
  3. #cb35e8
  4. #d24feb
  5. #d868ee
  6. #df81f1
  7. #e59af3
  8. #ecb3f6
  9. #f2cdf9
  10. #f9e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be03e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be03e2
  2. #b810d8
  3. #b21cce
  4. #ab29c5
  5. #a535bb
  6. #9f42b1
  7. #994ea7
  8. #935b9d
  9. #8c6794
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9659aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2376de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f51e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be03e2 {
  color: #be03e2;
}
Background
.bg-be03e2 {
  background-color: #be03e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be03e2 {
  border: 2px solid #be03e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be03e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 3 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be03e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be03e2, #e20397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be03e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 3 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.79 #41fc1d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be03e2  rgb(190, 3, 226)  hsl(290, 97%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#27e203  rgb(39, 226, 3)  hsl(110, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2be03  rgb(226, 190, 3)  hsl(50, 97%, 45%)  Jonquil
#03e2be  rgb(3, 226, 190)  hsl(170, 97%, 45%)  Turquoise