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#BE21E7

#be21e7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be21e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.75% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 287.58°, with 80.49% saturation and 51.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #be21e7
  2. #4ae721

Split complementary

  1. #be21e7
  2. #ade721
  3. #21e75b

Analogous

  1. #5b21e7
  2. #be21e7
  3. #e721ad

Triadic

  1. #be21e7
  2. #e7be21
  3. #21e7be

Tetradic

  1. #be21e7
  2. #e7214a
  3. #4ae721
  4. #21e7be

Square

  1. #be21e7
  2. #e75b21
  3. #4ae721
  4. #21ade7

Monochromatic

  1. #520b64
  2. #8a12a9
  3. #be21e7
  4. #d266ee
  5. #e6abf6

Shades

#be21e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21e7
  2. #ab1ed0
  3. #981ab9
  4. #8517a2
  5. #72148b
  6. #5f1174
  7. #4c0d5c
  8. #390a45
  9. #26072e
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21e7
  2. #c537e9
  3. #cb4dec
  4. #d264ee
  5. #d87af1
  6. #df90f3
  7. #e5a6f5
  8. #ecbcf8
  9. #f2d3fa
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21e7
  2. #b82bdd
  3. #b234d2
  4. #ab3ec8
  5. #a547be
  6. #9f51b4
  7. #995aa9
  8. #93649f
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2779e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc558a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7157ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd46b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21e7 {
  color: #be21e7;
}
Background
.bg-be21e7 {
  background-color: #be21e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21e7 {
  border: 2px solid #be21e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21e7, #e721ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 231 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.46 #41de18 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21e7  rgb(190, 33, 231)  hsl(288, 80%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4ae721  rgb(74, 231, 33)  hsl(108, 80%, 52%)  Neon Green
#e7be21  rgb(231, 190, 33)  hsl(48, 80%, 52%)  Saffron
#21e7be  rgb(33, 231, 190)  hsl(168, 80%, 52%)  Aquamarine