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#BE21E8

#be21e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be21e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.1% cyan, 85.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 287.34°, with 81.22% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #be21e8
  2. #4be821

Split complementary

  1. #be21e8
  2. #aee821
  3. #21e85b

Analogous

  1. #5b21e8
  2. #be21e8
  3. #e821ae

Triadic

  1. #be21e8
  2. #e8be21
  3. #21e8be

Tetradic

  1. #be21e8
  2. #e8214b
  3. #4be821
  4. #21e8be

Square

  1. #be21e8
  2. #e85b21
  3. #4be821
  4. #21aee8

Monochromatic

  1. #520b65
  2. #8a12ab
  3. #be21e8
  4. #d266ef
  5. #e7acf6

Shades

#be21e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21e8
  2. #ab1ed1
  3. #981aba
  4. #8517a2
  5. #72148b
  6. #5f1174
  7. #4c0d5d
  8. #390a46
  9. #26072e
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21e8
  2. #c537ea
  3. #cb4ded
  4. #d264ef
  5. #d87af1
  6. #df90f4
  7. #e5a6f6
  8. #ecbcf8
  9. #f2d3fa
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21e8
  2. #b82bde
  3. #b234d3
  4. #ab3ec9
  5. #a547be
  6. #9f51b4
  7. #995aaa
  8. #93649f
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2579e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc568b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7058eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8062e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd46b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21e8 {
  color: #be21e8;
}
Background
.bg-be21e8 {
  background-color: #be21e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21e8 {
  border: 2px solid #be21e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 81% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21e8, #e821ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.50 #41de17 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21e8  rgb(190, 33, 232)  hsl(287, 81%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4be821  rgb(75, 232, 33)  hsl(107, 81%, 52%)  Neon Green
#e8be21  rgb(232, 190, 33)  hsl(47, 81%, 52%)  Saffron
#21e8be  rgb(33, 232, 190)  hsl(167, 81%, 52%)  Aquamarine