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#BE26E2

#be26e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be26e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 14.9% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.93% cyan, 83.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.51°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #be26e2
  2. #4ae226

Split complementary

  1. #be26e2
  2. #a8e226
  3. #26e260

Analogous

  1. #6026e2
  2. #be26e2
  3. #e226a8

Triadic

  1. #be26e2
  2. #e2be26
  3. #26e2be

Tetradic

  1. #be26e2
  2. #e2264a
  3. #4ae226
  4. #26e2be

Square

  1. #be26e2
  2. #e26026
  3. #4ae226
  4. #26a8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #520d62
  2. #8a16a5
  3. #be26e2
  4. #d269eb
  5. #e6adf4

Shades

#be26e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be26e2
  2. #ab22cb
  3. #981eb5
  4. #851b9e
  5. #721788
  6. #5f1371
  7. #4c0f5a
  8. #390b44
  9. #26082d
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#be26e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be26e2
  2. #c53ce5
  3. #cb51e8
  4. #d267eb
  5. #d87dee
  6. #df93f1
  7. #e5a8f3
  8. #ecbef6
  9. #f2d4f9
  10. #f9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be26e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be26e2
  2. #b82fd8
  3. #b238ce
  4. #ab41c5
  5. #a54abb
  6. #9f53b1
  7. #995ca7
  8. #93659d
  9. #8c6e94
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7358e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8363e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd46b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be26e2 {
  color: #be26e2;
}
Background
.bg-be26e2 {
  background-color: #be26e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be26e2 {
  border: 2px solid #be26e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be26e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 38 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be26e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be26e2, #e226a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be26e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 38 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.61 #41d91d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be26e2  rgb(190, 38, 226)  hsl(289, 76%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4ae226  rgb(74, 226, 38)  hsl(109, 76%, 52%)  Lime Green
#e2be26  rgb(226, 190, 38)  hsl(49, 76%, 52%)  Saffron
#26e2be  rgb(38, 226, 190)  hsl(169, 76%, 52%)  Turquoise