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#BE22EE

#be22ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be22ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 85.71% 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 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #be22ee
  2. #52ee22

Split complementary

  1. #be22ee
  2. #b8ee22
  3. #22ee58

Analogous

  1. #5822ee
  2. #be22ee
  3. #ee22b8

Triadic

  1. #be22ee
  2. #eebe22
  3. #22eebe

Tetradic

  1. #be22ee
  2. #ee2252
  3. #52ee22
  4. #22eebe

Square

  1. #be22ee
  2. #ee5822
  3. #52ee22
  4. #22b8ee

Monochromatic

  1. #56096e
  2. #8e0eb6
  3. #be22ee
  4. #d369f3
  5. #e8b0f9

Shades

#be22ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be22ee
  2. #ab1fd6
  3. #981bbe
  4. #8518a7
  5. #72148f
  6. #5f1177
  7. #4c0e5f
  8. #390a47
  9. #260730
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#be22ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be22ee
  2. #c538f0
  3. #cb4ef1
  4. #d264f3
  5. #d87af5
  6. #df91f7
  7. #e5a7f8
  8. #ecbdfa
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be22ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be22ee
  2. #b82be3
  3. #b235d8
  4. #ab3ecd
  5. #a548c2
  6. #9f51b7
  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 #9860b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #167aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f59f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f63ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be22ee {
  color: #be22ee;
}
Background
.bg-be22ee {
  background-color: #be22ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be22ee {
  border: 2px solid #be22ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be22ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 34 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be22ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be22ee, #ee22b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be22ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 34 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.87 #41dd11 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be22ee  rgb(190, 34, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52ee22  rgb(82, 238, 34)  hsl(106, 86%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eebe22  rgb(238, 190, 34)  hsl(46, 86%, 53%)  Saffron
#22eebe  rgb(34, 238, 190)  hsl(166, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine