Palettes / Colors / #BE21DE

#BE21DE — Pink

#BE21DE is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BE21DE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE21DE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #41DE21; it also sits naturally between #6021DE and #DE219F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE21DE

.text { color: #BE21DE; }
.background { background-color: #BE21DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE21DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 33, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 74%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE21DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 33, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE21DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 33, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE21DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE21DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE21DE

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Tones of #BE21DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #41DE21:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE21DE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE21DE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BE21DE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE21DE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE21DE?

#BE21DE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 33, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE21DE?

#BE21DE is RGB 190, 33, 222 — HSL 290°, 74%, 50% — CMYK 14%, 85%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BE21DE?

Its complement is #41DE21; analogous partners are #6021DE and #DE219F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE21DE for text?

White text on #BE21DE has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.46:1.