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#BE28ED

#be28ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be28ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 15.69% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.83% cyan, 83.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.69°, with 84.55% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #be28ed
  2. #57ed28

Split complementary

  1. #be28ed
  2. #b9ed28
  3. #28ed5c

Analogous

  1. #5c28ed
  2. #be28ed
  3. #ed28b9

Triadic

  1. #be28ed
  2. #edbe28
  3. #28edbe

Tetradic

  1. #be28ed
  2. #ed2857
  3. #57ed28
  4. #28edbe

Square

  1. #be28ed
  2. #ed5c28
  3. #57ed28
  4. #28b9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #590a72
  2. #910fb9
  3. #be28ed
  4. #d36ff3
  5. #e9b5f9

Shades

#be28ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be28ed
  2. #ab24d5
  3. #9820be
  4. #851ca6
  5. #72188e
  6. #5f1477
  7. #4c105f
  8. #390c47
  9. #26082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#be28ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be28ed
  2. #c53eef
  3. #cb53f1
  4. #d269f2
  5. #d87ef4
  6. #df94f6
  7. #e5a9f8
  8. #ecbffa
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be28ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be28ed
  2. #b831e2
  3. #b23ad7
  4. #ab42cc
  5. #a54bc1
  6. #9f54b7
  7. #995dac
  8. #9366a1
  9. #8c6e96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9961b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8064eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be28ed {
  color: #be28ed;
}
Background
.bg-be28ed {
  background-color: #be28ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be28ed {
  border: 2px solid #be28ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be28ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 40 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be28ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be28ed, #ed28b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be28ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 40 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.23 #41d712 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be28ed  rgb(190, 40, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57ed28  rgb(87, 237, 40)  hsl(106, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#edbe28  rgb(237, 190, 40)  hsl(46, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#28edbe  rgb(40, 237, 190)  hsl(166, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine