#BE81FF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #BE81FF
#BE81FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 51% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Amethyst and Orchid (ΔE 16.6), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2FF81 (mint), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BE81FF?
#BE81FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 51% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BE81FF?
Use black text. Black on #BE81FF has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BE81FF?
Its complementary colour is #C2FF81, and analogous partners are #8183FF and #FD81FF.