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#BE4AFE

#be4afe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be4afe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 29.02% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 70.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.67°, with 98.9% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.14.

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Relative luminance0.23

Complementary

  1. #be4afe
  2. #8afe4a

Split complementary

  1. #be4afe
  2. #e4fe4a
  3. #4afe64

Analogous

  1. #644afe
  2. #be4afe
  3. #fe4ae4

Triadic

  1. #be4afe
  2. #febe4a
  3. #4afebe

Tetradic

  1. #be4afe
  2. #fe4a8a
  3. #8afe4a
  4. #4afebe

Square

  1. #be4afe
  2. #fe644a
  3. #8afe4a
  4. #4ae4fe

Monochromatic

  1. #7001ae
  2. #a201fa
  3. #be4afe
  4. #d996fe
  5. #f5e2ff

Shades

#be4afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4afe
  2. #ab43e5
  3. #983bcb
  4. #8534b2
  5. #722c98
  6. #5f257f
  7. #4c1e66
  8. #39164c
  9. #260f33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4afe
  2. #c55cfe
  3. #cb6efe
  4. #d280fe
  5. #d892fe
  6. #dfa5ff
  7. #e5b7ff
  8. #ecc9ff
  9. #f2dbff
  10. #f9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4afe
  2. #b84ff1
  3. #b255e5
  4. #ab5ad8
  5. #a560cc
  6. #9f65bf
  7. #996ab2
  8. #9370a6
  9. #8c7599
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e71c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2986fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b572a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8172fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b965cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4afe {
  color: #be4afe;
}
Background
.bg-be4afe {
  background-color: #be4afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be4afe {
  border: 2px solid #be4afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 74 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4afe, #fe4ae4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 74 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.59 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.50 #41b501 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#be4afe  rgb(190, 74, 254)  hsl(279, 99%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#8afe4a  rgb(138, 254, 74)  hsl(99, 99%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#febe4a  rgb(254, 190, 74)  hsl(39, 99%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#4afebe  rgb(74, 254, 190)  hsl(159, 99%, 64%)  Aquamarine