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#BE22CF

#be22cf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be22cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 13.33% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.21% cyan, 83.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 294.1°, with 71.78% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #be22cf
  2. #33cf22

Split complementary

  1. #be22cf
  2. #89cf22
  3. #22cf67

Analogous

  1. #6722cf
  2. #be22cf
  3. #cf2289

Triadic

  1. #be22cf
  2. #cfbe22
  3. #22cfbe

Tetradic

  1. #be22cf
  2. #cf2233
  3. #33cf22
  4. #22cfbe

Square

  1. #be22cf
  2. #cf6722
  3. #33cf22
  4. #2289cf

Monochromatic

  1. #450c4c
  2. #82178d
  3. #be22cf
  4. #d65ae4
  5. #e69bef

Shades

#be22cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be22cf
  2. #ab1fba
  3. #981ba6
  4. #851891
  5. #72147c
  6. #5f1168
  7. #4c0e53
  8. #390a3e
  9. #260729
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#be22cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be22cf
  2. #c538d4
  3. #cb4ed9
  4. #d264dd
  5. #d87ae2
  6. #df91e7
  7. #e5a7ec
  8. #ecbdf1
  9. #f2d3f5
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be22cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be22cf
  2. #b82bc7
  3. #b235bf
  4. #ab3eb7
  5. #a548af
  6. #9f51a8
  7. #995aa0
  8. #936498
  9. #8c6d90
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4677cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1497c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7853d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8760cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c03da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be22cf {
  color: #be22cf;
}
Background
.bg-be22cf {
  background-color: #be22cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be22cf {
  border: 2px solid #be22cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be22cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 34 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be22cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be22cf, #cf2289);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be22cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 34 207 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.92 #41dd30 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be22cf  rgb(190, 34, 207)  hsl(294, 72%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#33cf22  rgb(51, 207, 34)  hsl(114, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cfbe22  rgb(207, 190, 34)  hsl(54, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#22cfbe  rgb(34, 207, 190)  hsl(174, 72%, 47%)  Turquoise