Palettes / Colors / #BE2AFF

#BE2AFF — Vivid Purple

#BE2AFF 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 #BE2AFF 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.

#BE2AFF 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 #69FF29; it also sits naturally between #5429FF and #FF29D4. 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 16% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE2AFF

.text { color: #BE2AFF; }
.background { background-color: #BE2AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE2AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 42, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE2AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 42, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE2AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 42, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE2AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE2AFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE2AFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69FF29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE2AFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE2AFF

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 #BE2AFF 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 #BE2AFF 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

← #BE2AFE  ·  #BE2B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE2AFF?

#BE2AFF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 190, 42, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE2AFF?

#BE2AFF is RGB 190, 42, 255 — HSL 282°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 25%, 84%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BE2AFF?

Its complement is #69FF29; analogous partners are #5429FF and #FF29D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE2AFF for text?

Black text on #BE2AFF has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.