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#BE25CD

#be25cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be25cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 14.51% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 81.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.64°, with 69.42% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #be25cd
  2. #34cd25

Split complementary

  1. #be25cd
  2. #88cd25
  3. #25cd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a25cd
  2. #be25cd
  3. #cd2588

Triadic

  1. #be25cd
  2. #cdbe25
  3. #25cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be25cd
  2. #cd2534
  3. #34cd25
  4. #25cdbe

Square

  1. #be25cd
  2. #cd6a25
  3. #34cd25
  4. #2588cd

Monochromatic

  1. #460e4b
  2. #82198c
  3. #be25cd
  4. #d65de2
  5. #e69eed

Shades

#be25cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be25cd
  2. #ab21b9
  3. #981ea4
  4. #851a90
  5. #72167b
  6. #5f1367
  7. #4c0f52
  8. #390b3e
  9. #260729
  10. #130415
  11. #000000

Tints

#be25cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be25cd
  2. #c53bd2
  3. #cb51d7
  4. #d266dc
  5. #d87ce1
  6. #df92e6
  7. #e5a8eb
  8. #ecbef0
  9. #f2d3f5
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be25cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be25cd
  2. #b82ec5
  3. #b237be
  4. #ab40b6
  5. #a549ae
  6. #9f53a7
  7. #995c9f
  8. #936597
  9. #8c6e8f
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4977c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1497c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7954d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8861cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c03ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be25cd {
  color: #be25cd;
}
Background
.bg-be25cd {
  background-color: #be25cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be25cd {
  border: 2px solid #be25cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be25cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 37 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be25cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be25cd, #cd2588);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be25cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 37 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.17 #41da32 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be25cd  rgb(190, 37, 205)  hsl(295, 69%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#34cd25  rgb(52, 205, 37)  hsl(115, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cdbe25  rgb(205, 190, 37)  hsl(55, 69%, 47%)  Old Gold
#25cdbe  rgb(37, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 69%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise