Palettes / Colors / #BE21F2
#BE21F2 — Vivid Purple
#BE21F2 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BE21F2 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.
#BE21F2 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #56F221; it also sits naturally between #5621F2 and #F221BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE21F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 33, 242 |
| HSL | 285°, 89%, 54% |
| HSV | 285°, 86%, 95% |
| CMYK | 21%, 86%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 37.81, 18.45, 85.57 |
| Yxy | 18.45, 0.2666, 0.1301 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.03, 83.09, -70.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.95, 85.60, -93.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 95%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BE21F2
.text { color: #BE21F2; }
.background { background-color: #BE21F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE21F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 33, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 89%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE21F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 33, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE21F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 33, 242, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE21F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE21F2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BE21F2
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Tones of #BE21F2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #56F221:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.48:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.69:1 AA |
Best text color on #BE21F2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE21F2
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BE21F2: ·
How #BE21F2 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 #BE21F2 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BE21F2?
#BE21F2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 33, 242). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE21F2?
#BE21F2 is RGB 190, 33, 242 — HSL 285°, 89%, 54% — CMYK 21%, 86%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #BE21F2?
Its complement is #56F221; analogous partners are #5621F2 and #F221BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE21F2 for text?
Black text on #BE21F2 has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.48:1.