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#BE21AC

#be21ac ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.63% magenta, 9.47% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 306.88°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.93.

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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #be21ac
  2. #21be33

Split complementary

  1. #be21ac
  2. #5ebe21
  3. #21be82

Analogous

  1. #8221be
  2. #be21ac
  3. #be215e

Triadic

  1. #be21ac
  2. #acbe21
  3. #21acbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21ac
  2. #be3321
  3. #21be33
  4. #21acbe

Square

  1. #be21ac
  2. #be8221
  3. #21be33
  4. #215ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0a36
  2. #7d1671
  3. #be21ac
  4. #e04ccf
  5. #eb8de0

Shades

#be21ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21ac
  2. #ab1e9b
  3. #981a8a
  4. #851778
  5. #721467
  6. #5f1156
  7. #4c0d45
  8. #390a34
  9. #260722
  10. #130311
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21ac
  2. #c537b4
  3. #cb4dbd
  4. #d264c5
  5. #d87acd
  6. #df90d6
  7. #e5a6de
  8. #ecbce6
  9. #f2d3ee
  10. #f9e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21ac
  2. #b82ba8
  3. #b234a3
  4. #ab3e9f
  5. #a5479a
  6. #9f5196
  7. #995a92
  8. #93648d
  9. #8c6d89
  10. #867784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c74a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42e88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21ac {
  color: #be21ac;
}
Background
.bg-be21ac {
  background-color: #be21ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21ac {
  border: 2px solid #be21ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21ac, #be215e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 172 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.96 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.69 #41de53 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#be21ac  rgb(190, 33, 172)  hsl(307, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus
#21be33  rgb(33, 190, 51)  hsl(127, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#acbe21  rgb(172, 190, 33)  hsl(67, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green
#21acbe  rgb(33, 172, 190)  hsl(187, 70%, 44%)  Cadet Blue