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#BE21FD Color

#BE21FD is rgb(190, 33, 253) in RGB, hsl(283, 98%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 87%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE21FD
HEX#BE21FD
RGBrgb(190, 33, 253)
HSLhsl(283, 98%, 56%)
HSVhsv(283, 87%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 87%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.291 312.6)
LABlab(50.10% 78.73 -76.27)
LCHlch(50.10% 109.62 315.91)

What #BE21FD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE21FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BE21FD Channel Values

How #BE21FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 33 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 98% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 87% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE21FD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE21FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE21FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BE21FD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #BE21FD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE21FD
Protanopia#5959FD
Protanomaly#8D49FD
Deuteranopia#7676FB
Deuteranomaly#985FFC
Tritanopia#A86868
Tritanomaly#B154B7
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE21FD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be21fd: #BE21FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE21FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be21fd': '#BE21FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.129, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_be21fd">#BE21FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE21FD"

More Purple Colors

#BE21FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE21FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE21FD?

#BE21FD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(190, 33, 253) in RGB and hsl(283, 98%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #BE21FD?

#BE21FD is rgb(190, 33, 253) — red 190, green 33, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE21FD?

#BE21FD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 87%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE21FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE21FD scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE21FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE21FD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.9, which is visibly different.

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