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#BE2ADD

#be2add ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be2add is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.47% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.03% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 289.61°, with 72.47% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #be2add
  2. #49dd2a

Split complementary

  1. #be2add
  2. #a2dd2a
  3. #2add65

Analogous

  1. #652add
  2. #be2add
  3. #dd2aa2

Triadic

  1. #be2add
  2. #ddbe2a
  3. #2addbe

Tetradic

  1. #be2add
  2. #dd2a49
  3. #49dd2a
  4. #2addbe

Square

  1. #be2add
  2. #dd652a
  3. #49dd2a
  4. #2aa2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #510f5f
  2. #891aa1
  3. #be2add
  4. #d26ce8
  5. #e6aef2

Shades

#be2add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2add
  2. #ab26c7
  3. #9822b1
  4. #851d9b
  5. #721985
  6. #5f156f
  7. #4c1158
  8. #390d42
  9. #26082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2add
  2. #c53fe0
  3. #cb55e4
  4. #d26ae7
  5. #d87feb
  6. #df95ee
  7. #e5aaf1
  8. #ecbff5
  9. #f2d4f8
  10. #f9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2add
  2. #b833d4
  3. #b23bca
  4. #ab44c1
  5. #a54cb8
  6. #9f55af
  7. #995ea5
  8. #93669c
  9. #8c6f93
  10. #867789
  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 #9860a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be5486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7558e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8463db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be46b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2add {
  color: #be2add;
}
Background
.bg-be2add {
  background-color: #be2add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2add {
  border: 2px solid #be2add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 42 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2add, #dd2aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 42 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.58 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.80 #41d522 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be2add  rgb(190, 42, 221)  hsl(290, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#49dd2a  rgb(73, 221, 42)  hsl(110, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddbe2a  rgb(221, 190, 42)  hsl(50, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2addbe  rgb(42, 221, 190)  hsl(170, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise