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#BE14DC

#be14dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be14dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 7.84% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.64% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 291°, with 83.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #be14dc
  2. #32dc14

Split complementary

  1. #be14dc
  2. #96dc14
  3. #14dc5a

Analogous

  1. #5a14dc
  2. #be14dc
  3. #dc1496

Triadic

  1. #be14dc
  2. #dcbe14
  3. #14dcbe

Tetradic

  1. #be14dc
  2. #dc1432
  3. #32dc14
  4. #14dcbe

Square

  1. #be14dc
  2. #dc5a14
  3. #32dc14
  4. #1496dc

Monochromatic

  1. #450750
  2. #810e96
  3. #be14dc
  4. #d74eef
  5. #e794f5

Shades

#be14dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be14dc
  2. #ab12c6
  3. #9810b0
  4. #850e9a
  5. #720c84
  6. #5f0a6e
  7. #4c0858
  8. #390642
  9. #26042c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#be14dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be14dc
  2. #c52ce0
  3. #cb43e3
  4. #d25be7
  5. #d872ea
  6. #df8aee
  7. #e5a1f1
  8. #ecb9f5
  9. #f2d0f8
  10. #f9e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be14dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be14dc
  2. #b81fd3
  3. #b22aca
  4. #ab34c0
  5. #a53fb7
  6. #9f4aae
  7. #9955a5
  8. #93609c
  9. #8c6a92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3277d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7252df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be14dc {
  color: #be14dc;
}
Background
.bg-be14dc {
  background-color: #be14dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be14dc {
  border: 2px solid #be14dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be14dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 20 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be14dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be14dc, #dc1496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be14dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 20 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.17 #41eb23 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be14dc  rgb(190, 20, 220)  hsl(291, 83%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#32dc14  rgb(50, 220, 20)  hsl(111, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dcbe14  rgb(220, 190, 20)  hsl(51, 83%, 47%)  Old Gold
#14dcbe  rgb(20, 220, 190)  hsl(171, 83%, 47%)  Turquoise