Palettes / Colors / #BE21FF
#BE21FF — Vivid Purple
#BE21FF 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 #BE21FF 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.
#BE21FF 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 #62FF1F; it also sits naturally between #4B1FFF and #FF1FD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE21FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 33, 255 |
| HSL | 282°, 100%, 56% |
| HSV | 282°, 87%, 100% |
| CMYK | 25%, 87%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 39.83, 19.25, 96.23 |
| Yxy | 19.25, 0.2565, 0.1240 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.98, 85.44, -76.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.88, 88.96, -105.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 100%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BE21FF
.text { color: #BE21FF; }
.background { background-color: #BE21FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE21FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 33, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 100%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE21FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 33, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE21FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 33, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE21FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE21FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #62FF1F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.33:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.85:1 AA |
Best text color on #BE21FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE21FF
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 #BE21FF: ·
How #BE21FF 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 #BE21FF 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 #BE21FF?
#BE21FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 33, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE21FF?
#BE21FF is RGB 190, 33, 255 — HSL 282°, 100%, 56% — CMYK 25%, 87%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #BE21FF?
Its complement is #62FF1F; analogous partners are #4B1FFF and #FF1FD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE21FF for text?
Black text on #BE21FF has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.