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#BE22EC

#be22ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be22ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 13.33% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 85.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.34°, with 84.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #be22ec
  2. #50ec22

Split complementary

  1. #be22ec
  2. #b5ec22
  3. #22ec59

Analogous

  1. #5922ec
  2. #be22ec
  3. #ec22b5

Triadic

  1. #be22ec
  2. #ecbe22
  3. #22ecbe

Tetradic

  1. #be22ec
  2. #ec2250
  3. #50ec22
  4. #22ecbe

Square

  1. #be22ec
  2. #ec5922
  3. #50ec22
  4. #22b5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #55096c
  2. #8d0fb2
  3. #be22ec
  4. #d368f2
  5. #e7aff8

Shades

#be22ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be22ec
  2. #ab1fd4
  3. #981bbd
  4. #8518a5
  5. #72148e
  6. #5f1176
  7. #4c0e5e
  8. #390a47
  9. #26072f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#be22ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be22ec
  2. #c538ee
  3. #cb4ef0
  4. #d264f2
  5. #d87af4
  6. #df91f6
  7. #e5a7f7
  8. #ecbdf9
  9. #f2d3fb
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be22ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be22ec
  2. #b82be1
  3. #b235d6
  4. #ab3ecc
  5. #a548c1
  6. #9f51b6
  7. #995aab
  8. #9364a0
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb588d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f59ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f62ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc48bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be22ec {
  color: #be22ec;
}
Background
.bg-be22ec {
  background-color: #be22ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be22ec {
  border: 2px solid #be22ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be22ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 34 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be22ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be22ec, #ec22b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be22ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 34 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.76 #41dd13 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be22ec  rgb(190, 34, 236)  hsl(286, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#50ec22  rgb(80, 236, 34)  hsl(106, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ecbe22  rgb(236, 190, 34)  hsl(46, 84%, 53%)  Saffron
#22ecbe  rgb(34, 236, 190)  hsl(166, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine