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#BE21DD

#be21dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.03% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 290.11°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #be21dd
  2. #40dd21

Split complementary

  1. #be21dd
  2. #9edd21
  3. #21dd60

Analogous

  1. #6021dd
  2. #be21dd
  3. #dd219e

Triadic

  1. #be21dd
  2. #ddbe21
  3. #21ddbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21dd
  2. #dd2140
  3. #40dd21
  4. #21ddbe

Square

  1. #be21dd
  2. #dd6021
  3. #40dd21
  4. #219edd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d58
  2. #85179a
  3. #be21dd
  4. #d263e8
  5. #e5a5f2

Shades

#be21dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21dd
  2. #ab1ec7
  3. #981ab1
  4. #85179b
  5. #721485
  6. #5f116f
  7. #4c0d58
  8. #390a42
  9. #26072c
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21dd
  2. #c537e0
  3. #cb4de4
  4. #d264e7
  5. #d87aeb
  6. #df90ee
  7. #e5a6f1
  8. #ecbcf5
  9. #f2d3f8
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21dd
  2. #b82bd4
  3. #b234ca
  4. #ab3ec1
  5. #a547b8
  6. #9f51af
  7. #995aa5
  8. #93649c
  9. #8c6d93
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3678d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7455e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8361db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be42af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21dd {
  color: #be21dd;
}
Background
.bg-be21dd {
  background-color: #be21dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21dd {
  border: 2px solid #be21dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21dd, #dd219e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.18 #41de22 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21dd  rgb(190, 33, 221)  hsl(290, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#40dd21  rgb(64, 221, 33)  hsl(110, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddbe21  rgb(221, 190, 33)  hsl(50, 74%, 50%)  Old Gold
#21ddbe  rgb(33, 221, 190)  hsl(170, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise