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#BE05EA

#be05ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be05ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.8% cyan, 97.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.47°, with 95.82% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #be05ea
  2. #31ea05

Split complementary

  1. #be05ea
  2. #a3ea05
  3. #05ea4b

Analogous

  1. #4b05ea
  2. #be05ea
  3. #ea05a3

Triadic

  1. #be05ea
  2. #eabe05
  3. #05eabe

Tetradic

  1. #be05ea
  2. #ea0531
  3. #31ea05
  4. #05eabe

Square

  1. #be05ea
  2. #ea4b05
  3. #31ea05
  4. #05a3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #440254
  2. #81039f
  3. #be05ea
  4. #d741fb
  5. #e78bfd

Shades

#be05ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be05ea
  2. #ab05d3
  3. #9804bb
  4. #8504a4
  5. #72038c
  6. #5f0375
  7. #4c025e
  8. #390246
  9. #26012f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#be05ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be05ea
  2. #c51eec
  3. #cb37ee
  4. #d250f0
  5. #d869f2
  6. #df82f5
  7. #e59bf7
  8. #ecb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be05ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be05ea
  2. #b811df
  3. #b21ed5
  4. #ab2aca
  5. #a536c0
  6. #9f43b5
  7. #994faa
  8. #935ba0
  9. #8c6795
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0977e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d53ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc3fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be05ea {
  color: #be05ea;
}
Background
.bg-be05ea {
  background-color: #be05ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be05ea {
  border: 2px solid #be05ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be05ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 5 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be05ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be05ea, #ea05a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be05ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 5 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.56 #41fa15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be05ea  rgb(190, 5, 234)  hsl(288, 96%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#31ea05  rgb(49, 234, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 47%)  Lime
#eabe05  rgb(234, 190, 5)  hsl(48, 96%, 47%)  Saffron
#05eabe  rgb(5, 234, 190)  hsl(168, 96%, 47%)  Aquamarine