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#BE38EA

#be38ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be38ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.8% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.17°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #be38ea
  2. #64ea38

Split complementary

  1. #be38ea
  2. #bdea38
  3. #38ea65

Analogous

  1. #6538ea
  2. #be38ea
  3. #ea38bd

Triadic

  1. #be38ea
  2. #eabe38
  3. #38eabe

Tetradic

  1. #be38ea
  2. #ea3864
  3. #64ea38
  4. #38eabe

Square

  1. #be38ea
  2. #ea6538
  3. #64ea38
  4. #38bdea

Monochromatic

  1. #610d7c
  2. #9614c1
  3. #be38ea
  4. #d57df1
  5. #ebc2f9

Shades

#be38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be38ea
  2. #ab32d3
  3. #982dbb
  4. #8527a4
  5. #72228c
  6. #5f1c75
  7. #4c165e
  8. #391146
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#be38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be38ea
  2. #c54cec
  3. #cb60ee
  4. #d274f0
  5. #d888f2
  6. #df9cf5
  7. #e5aff7
  8. #ecc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be38ea
  2. #b83fdf
  3. #b246d5
  4. #ab4eca
  5. #a555c0
  6. #9f5cb5
  7. #9963aa
  8. #936aa0
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a66b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #357ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7561ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8369e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc53bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be38ea {
  color: #be38ea;
}
Background
.bg-be38ea {
  background-color: #be38ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be38ea {
  border: 2px solid #be38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be38ea, #ea38bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.30 #41c715 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be38ea  rgb(190, 56, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#64ea38  rgb(100, 234, 56)  hsl(105, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabe38  rgb(234, 190, 56)  hsl(45, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#38eabe  rgb(56, 234, 190)  hsl(165, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine