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#BE2ED2

#be2ed2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be2ed2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 18.04% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 78.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 292.68°, with 64.57% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #42d22e

Split complementary

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #94d22e
  3. #2ed26c

Analogous

  1. #6c2ed2
  2. #be2ed2
  3. #d22e94

Triadic

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #d2be2e
  3. #2ed2be

Tetradic

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #d22e42
  3. #42d22e
  4. #2ed2be

Square

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #d26c2e
  3. #42d22e
  4. #2e94d2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1255
  2. #862094
  3. #be2ed2
  4. #d26de0
  5. #e5aced

Shades

#be2ed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #ab29bd
  3. #9825a8
  4. #852093
  5. #721c7e
  6. #5f1769
  7. #4c1254
  8. #390e3f
  9. #26092a
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2ed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #c543d7
  3. #cb58db
  4. #d26de0
  5. #d882e4
  6. #df97e9
  7. #e5abed
  8. #ecc0f2
  9. #f2d5f6
  10. #f9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2ed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2ed2
  2. #b836ca
  3. #b23ec2
  4. #ab47b9
  5. #a54fb1
  6. #9f57a9
  7. #995fa1
  8. #936799
  9. #8c7090
  10. #867888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7958d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8864d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf45a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2ed2 {
  color: #be2ed2;
}
Background
.bg-be2ed2 {
  background-color: #be2ed2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2ed2 {
  border: 2px solid #be2ed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2ed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 46 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2ed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2ed2, #d22e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2ed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 46 210 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.28 #41d12d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be2ed2  rgb(190, 46, 210)  hsl(293, 65%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42d22e  rgb(66, 210, 46)  hsl(113, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2be2e  rgb(210, 190, 46)  hsl(53, 65%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2ed2be  rgb(46, 210, 190)  hsl(173, 65%, 50%)  Turquoise