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#BE21EF

#be21ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be21ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.5% cyan, 86.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.73°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.1827

Complementary

  1. #be21ef
  2. #52ef21

Split complementary

  1. #be21ef
  2. #b9ef21
  3. #21ef57

Analogous

  1. #5721ef
  2. #be21ef
  3. #ef21b9

Triadic

  1. #be21ef
  2. #efbe21
  3. #21efbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21ef
  2. #ef2152
  3. #52ef21
  4. #21efbe

Square

  1. #be21ef
  2. #ef5721
  3. #52ef21
  4. #21b9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #56086f
  2. #8e0db6
  3. #be21ef
  4. #d368f4
  5. #e8b0f9

Shades

#be21ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21ef
  2. #ab1ed7
  3. #981abf
  4. #8517a7
  5. #72148f
  6. #5f1178
  7. #4c0d60
  8. #390a48
  9. #260730
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21ef
  2. #c537f1
  3. #cb4df2
  4. #d264f4
  5. #d87af5
  6. #df90f7
  7. #e5a6f9
  8. #ecbcfa
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21ef
  2. #b82be4
  3. #b234d9
  4. #ab3ece
  5. #a547c3
  6. #9f51b8
  7. #995aac
  8. #9364a1
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #117aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e59f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e62ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21ef {
  color: #be21ef;
}
Background
.bg-be21ef {
  background-color: #be21ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be21ef {
  border: 2px solid #be21ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21ef, #ef21b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.86 #41de10 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be21ef  rgb(190, 33, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52ef21  rgb(82, 239, 33)  hsl(106, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green
#efbe21  rgb(239, 190, 33)  hsl(46, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#21efbe  rgb(33, 239, 190)  hsl(166, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine