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#BE12E9

#be12e9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be12e9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 7.06% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.45% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 85.66% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #be12e9
  2. #3de912

Split complementary

  1. #be12e9
  2. #a9e912
  3. #12e953

Analogous

  1. #5312e9
  2. #be12e9
  3. #e912a9

Triadic

  1. #be12e9
  2. #e9be12
  3. #12e9be

Tetradic

  1. #be12e9
  2. #e9123d
  3. #3de912
  4. #12e9be

Square

  1. #be12e9
  2. #e95312
  3. #3de912
  4. #12a9e9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a075b
  2. #840da2
  3. #be12e9
  4. #d356f2
  5. #e59df7

Shades

#be12e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be12e9
  2. #ab10d2
  3. #980eba
  4. #850da3
  5. #720b8c
  6. #5f0975
  7. #4c075d
  8. #390546
  9. #26042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#be12e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be12e9
  2. #c52aeb
  3. #cb41ed
  4. #d259f0
  5. #d871f2
  6. #df89f4
  7. #e5a0f6
  8. #ecb8f8
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be12e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be12e9
  2. #b81ddf
  3. #b228d4
  4. #ab33ca
  5. #a53ebf
  6. #9f49b5
  7. #9954aa
  8. #935fa0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1778e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e54ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5fe7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd42b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be12e9 {
  color: #be12e9;
}
Background
.bg-be12e9 {
  background-color: #be12e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be12e9 {
  border: 2px solid #be12e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be12e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 18 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be12e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be12e9, #e912a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be12e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 18 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.84 #41ed16 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be12e9  rgb(190, 18, 233)  hsl(288, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3de912  rgb(61, 233, 18)  hsl(108, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e9be12  rgb(233, 190, 18)  hsl(48, 86%, 49%)  Saffron
#12e9be  rgb(18, 233, 190)  hsl(168, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine