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#BE3CEE

#be3cee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be3cee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 23.53% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 74.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 83.96% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #be3cee
  2. #6cee3c

Split complementary

  1. #be3cee
  2. #c5ee3c
  3. #3cee65

Analogous

  1. #653cee
  2. #be3cee
  3. #ee3cc5

Triadic

  1. #be3cee
  2. #eebe3c
  3. #3ceebe

Tetradic

  1. #be3cee
  2. #ee3c6c
  3. #6cee3c
  4. #3ceebe

Square

  1. #be3cee
  2. #ee653c
  3. #6cee3c
  4. #3cc5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #650c85
  2. #9a12cc
  3. #be3cee
  4. #d582f4
  5. #edc9fa

Shades

#be3cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be3cee
  2. #ab36d6
  3. #9830be
  4. #852aa7
  5. #72248f
  6. #5f1e77
  7. #4c185f
  8. #391247
  9. #260c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#be3cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be3cee
  2. #c550f0
  3. #cb63f1
  4. #d277f3
  5. #d88af5
  6. #df9ef7
  7. #e5b1f8
  8. #ecc5fa
  9. #f2d8fc
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be3cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be3cee
  2. #b843e3
  3. #b24ad8
  4. #ab50cd
  5. #a557c2
  6. #9f5eb7
  7. #9965ac
  8. #936ca1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b69b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3380ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7563f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc57bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be3cee {
  color: #be3cee;
}
Background
.bg-be3cee {
  background-color: #be3cee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be3cee {
  border: 2px solid #be3cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be3cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 60 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be3cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be3cee, #ee3cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be3cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 60 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #41c311 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be3cee  rgb(190, 60, 238)  hsl(284, 84%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6cee3c  rgb(108, 238, 60)  hsl(104, 84%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eebe3c  rgb(238, 190, 60)  hsl(44, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3ceebe  rgb(60, 238, 190)  hsl(164, 84%, 58%)  Aquamarine