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#BE21D3

#be21d3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.95% cyan, 84.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 292.92°, with 72.95% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1674

Complementary

  1. #be21d3
  2. #36d321

Split complementary

  1. #be21d3
  2. #8fd321
  3. #21d365

Analogous

  1. #6521d3
  2. #be21d3
  3. #d3218f

Triadic

  1. #be21d3
  2. #d3be21
  3. #21d3be

Tetradic

  1. #be21d3
  2. #d32136
  3. #36d321
  4. #21d3be

Square

  1. #be21d3
  2. #d36521
  3. #36d321
  4. #218fd3

Monochromatic

  1. #470c4f
  2. #821791
  3. #be21d3
  4. #d55be5
  5. #e69df0

Shades

#be21d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21d3
  2. #ab1ebe
  3. #981aa9
  4. #851794
  5. #72147f
  6. #5f116a
  7. #4c0d54
  8. #390a3f
  9. #26072a
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21d3
  2. #c537d7
  3. #cb4ddc
  4. #d264e0
  5. #d87ae5
  6. #df90e9
  7. #e5a6ed
  8. #ecbcf2
  9. #f2d3f6
  10. #f9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21d3
  2. #b82bcb
  3. #b234c2
  4. #ab3eba
  5. #a547b2
  6. #9f51aa
  7. #995aa1
  8. #936499
  9. #8c6d91
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4277cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7653d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8660d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3ea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21d3 {
  color: #be21d3;
}
Background
.bg-be21d3 {
  background-color: #be21d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21d3 {
  border: 2px solid #be21d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21d3, #d3218f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 211 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.64 #41de2c Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21d3  rgb(190, 33, 211)  hsl(293, 73%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#36d321  rgb(54, 211, 33)  hsl(113, 73%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d3be21  rgb(211, 190, 33)  hsl(53, 73%, 48%)  Old Gold
#21d3be  rgb(33, 211, 190)  hsl(173, 73%, 48%)  Turquoise