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#BE2AEE

#be2aee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be2aee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.47% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.31°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1878

Complementary

  1. #be2aee
  2. #5aee2a

Split complementary

  1. #be2aee
  2. #bcee2a
  3. #2aee5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2aee
  2. #be2aee
  3. #ee2abc

Triadic

  1. #be2aee
  2. #eebe2a
  3. #2aeebe

Tetradic

  1. #be2aee
  2. #ee2a5a
  3. #5aee2a
  4. #2aeebe

Square

  1. #be2aee
  2. #ee5c2a
  3. #5aee2a
  4. #2abcee

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0976
  2. #920fbc
  3. #be2aee
  4. #d471f4
  5. #e9b8f9

Shades

#be2aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2aee
  2. #ab26d6
  3. #9822be
  4. #851da7
  5. #72198f
  6. #5f1577
  7. #4c115f
  8. #390d47
  9. #260830
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2aee
  2. #c53ff0
  3. #cb55f1
  4. #d26af3
  5. #d87ff5
  6. #df95f7
  7. #e5aaf8
  8. #ecbffa
  9. #f2d4fc
  10. #f9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2aee
  2. #b833e3
  3. #b23bd8
  4. #ab44cd
  5. #a54cc2
  6. #9f55b7
  7. #995eac
  8. #9366a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9962b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8065ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2aee {
  color: #be2aee;
}
Background
.bg-be2aee {
  background-color: #be2aee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be2aee {
  border: 2px solid #be2aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 42 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2aee, #ee2abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 42 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.42 #41d511 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be2aee  rgb(190, 42, 238)  hsl(285, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5aee2a  rgb(90, 238, 42)  hsl(105, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eebe2a  rgb(238, 190, 42)  hsl(45, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#2aeebe  rgb(42, 238, 190)  hsl(165, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine