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#BE21D7

#be21d7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21d7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.63% cyan, 84.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 291.76°, with 73.39% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #be21d7
  2. #3ad721

Split complementary

  1. #be21d7
  2. #95d721
  3. #21d763

Analogous

  1. #6321d7
  2. #be21d7
  3. #d72195

Triadic

  1. #be21d7
  2. #d7be21
  3. #21d7be

Tetradic

  1. #be21d7
  2. #d7213a
  3. #3ad721
  4. #21d7be

Square

  1. #be21d7
  2. #d76321
  3. #3ad721
  4. #2195d7

Monochromatic

  1. #490d52
  2. #831795
  3. #be21d7
  4. #d45ee6
  5. #e6a1f0

Shades

#be21d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21d7
  2. #ab1ec2
  3. #981aac
  4. #851797
  5. #721481
  6. #5f116c
  7. #4c0d56
  8. #390a41
  9. #26072b
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21d7
  2. #c537db
  3. #cb4ddf
  4. #d264e3
  5. #d87ae7
  6. #df90eb
  7. #e5a6ef
  8. #ecbcf3
  9. #f2d3f7
  10. #f9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21d7
  2. #b82bce
  3. #b234c6
  4. #ab3ebd
  5. #a547b4
  6. #9f51ac
  7. #995aa3
  8. #93649a
  9. #8c6d91
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d78d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7554da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8560d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf40aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21d7 {
  color: #be21d7;
}
Background
.bg-be21d7 {
  background-color: #be21d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21d7 {
  border: 2px solid #be21d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21d7, #d72195);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 215 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.42 #41de28 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21d7  rgb(190, 33, 215)  hsl(292, 73%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ad721  rgb(58, 215, 33)  hsl(112, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d7be21  rgb(215, 190, 33)  hsl(52, 73%, 49%)  Old Gold
#21d7be  rgb(33, 215, 190)  hsl(172, 73%, 49%)  Turquoise