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#BE26EE

#be26ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be26ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 14.9% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 84.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 85.47% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1851

Complementary

  1. #be26ee
  2. #56ee26

Split complementary

  1. #be26ee
  2. #baee26
  3. #26ee5a

Analogous

  1. #5a26ee
  2. #be26ee
  3. #ee26ba

Triadic

  1. #be26ee
  2. #eebe26
  3. #26eebe

Tetradic

  1. #be26ee
  2. #ee2656
  3. #56ee26
  4. #26eebe

Square

  1. #be26ee
  2. #ee5a26
  3. #56ee26
  4. #26baee

Monochromatic

  1. #590972
  2. #900eb9
  3. #be26ee
  4. #d36df4
  5. #e9b4f9

Shades

#be26ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be26ee
  2. #ab22d6
  3. #981ebe
  4. #851ba7
  5. #72178f
  6. #5f1377
  7. #4c0f5f
  8. #390b47
  9. #260830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#be26ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be26ee
  2. #c53cf0
  3. #cb51f1
  4. #d267f3
  5. #d87df5
  6. #df93f7
  7. #e5a8f8
  8. #ecbefa
  9. #f2d4fc
  10. #f9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be26ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be26ee
  2. #b82fe3
  3. #b238d8
  4. #ab41cd
  5. #a54ac2
  6. #9f53b7
  7. #995cac
  8. #9365a1
  9. #8c6e96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9961b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f64ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be26ee {
  color: #be26ee;
}
Background
.bg-be26ee {
  background-color: #be26ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be26ee {
  border: 2px solid #be26ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be26ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 38 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be26ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be26ee, #ee26ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be26ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 38 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.13 #41d911 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be26ee  rgb(190, 38, 238)  hsl(286, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#56ee26  rgb(86, 238, 38)  hsl(106, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eebe26  rgb(238, 190, 38)  hsl(46, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#26eebe  rgb(38, 238, 190)  hsl(166, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine