Palettes / Colors / #BE21F3
#BE21F3 — Vivid Purple
#BE21F3 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 #BE21F3 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.
#BE21F3 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 #55F320; it also sits naturally between #5520F3 and #F320BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE21F3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 33, 243 |
| HSL | 285°, 90%, 54% |
| HSV | 285°, 86%, 95% |
| CMYK | 22%, 86%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 37.96, 18.51, 86.37 |
| Yxy | 18.51, 0.2658, 0.1296 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.10, 83.27, -71.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.02, 85.86, -94.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 95%
Cyan 22% · 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 #BE21F3
.text { color: #BE21F3; }
.background { background-color: #BE21F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE21F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 33, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 90%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE21F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 33, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE21F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 33, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE21F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE21F3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BE21F3
Tints of #BE21F3
Tones of #BE21F3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #55F320:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.47:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.70:1 AA |
Best text color on #BE21F3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE21F3
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 #BE21F3: ·
How #BE21F3 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 #BE21F3 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 #BE21F3?
#BE21F3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 33, 243). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE21F3?
#BE21F3 is RGB 190, 33, 243 — HSL 285°, 90%, 54% — CMYK 22%, 86%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #BE21F3?
Its complement is #55F320; analogous partners are #5520F3 and #F320BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE21F3 for text?
Black text on #BE21F3 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.