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#BE21DE

#be21de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 85.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 289.84°, with 74.12% saturation and 50% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #be21de
  2. #41de21

Split complementary

  1. #be21de
  2. #a0de21
  3. #21de5f

Analogous

  1. #5f21de
  2. #be21de
  3. #de21a0

Triadic

  1. #be21de
  2. #debe21
  3. #21debe

Tetradic

  1. #be21de
  2. #de2141
  3. #41de21
  4. #21debe

Square

  1. #be21de
  2. #de5f21
  3. #41de21
  4. #21a0de

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d59
  2. #85179b
  3. #be21de
  4. #d164e8
  5. #e5a6f2

Shades

#be21de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21de
  2. #ab1ec8
  3. #981ab2
  4. #85179b
  5. #721485
  6. #5f116f
  7. #4c0d59
  8. #390a43
  9. #26072c
  10. #130316
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21de
  2. #c537e1
  3. #cb4de5
  4. #d264e8
  5. #d87aeb
  6. #df90ef
  7. #e5a6f2
  8. #ecbcf5
  9. #f2d3f8
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21de
  2. #b82bd5
  3. #b234cb
  4. #ab3ec2
  5. #a547b8
  6. #9f51af
  7. #995aa6
  8. #93649c
  9. #8c6d93
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3578da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7356e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8361dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be42b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21de {
  color: #be21de;
}
Background
.bg-be21de {
  background-color: #be21de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21de {
  border: 2px solid #be21de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21de, #de21a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.19 #41de21 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21de  rgb(190, 33, 222)  hsl(290, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#41de21  rgb(65, 222, 33)  hsl(110, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#debe21  rgb(222, 190, 33)  hsl(50, 74%, 50%)  Old Gold
#21debe  rgb(33, 222, 190)  hsl(170, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise