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#BE21D2

#be21d2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 84.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 293.22°, with 72.84% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.1669

Complementary

  1. #be21d2
  2. #35d221

Split complementary

  1. #be21d2
  2. #8ed221
  3. #21d266

Analogous

  1. #6621d2
  2. #be21d2
  3. #d2218e

Triadic

  1. #be21d2
  2. #d2be21
  3. #21d2be

Tetradic

  1. #be21d2
  2. #d22135
  3. #35d221
  4. #21d2be

Square

  1. #be21d2
  2. #d26621
  3. #35d221
  4. #218ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #460c4e
  2. #821790
  3. #be21d2
  4. #d55ae5
  5. #e69cf0

Shades

#be21d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21d2
  2. #ab1ebd
  3. #981aa8
  4. #851793
  5. #72147e
  6. #5f1169
  7. #4c0d54
  8. #390a3f
  9. #26072a
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21d2
  2. #c537d7
  3. #cb4ddb
  4. #d264e0
  5. #d87ae4
  6. #df90e9
  7. #e5a6ed
  8. #ecbcf2
  9. #f2d3f6
  10. #f9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21d2
  2. #b82bca
  3. #b234c2
  4. #ab3eb9
  5. #a547b1
  6. #9f51a9
  7. #995aa1
  8. #936499
  9. #8c6d90
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4377ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7753d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8660d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21d2 {
  color: #be21d2;
}
Background
.bg-be21d2 {
  background-color: #be21d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21d2 {
  border: 2px solid #be21d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21d2, #d2218e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 210 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.69 #41de2d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21d2  rgb(190, 33, 210)  hsl(293, 73%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#35d221  rgb(53, 210, 33)  hsl(113, 73%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d2be21  rgb(210, 190, 33)  hsl(53, 73%, 48%)  Old Gold
#21d2be  rgb(33, 210, 190)  hsl(173, 73%, 48%)  Turquoise