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#BE008D

#be008d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be008d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 315.47°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #be008d
  2. #00be31

Split complementary

  1. #be008d
  2. #2ebe00
  3. #00be90

Analogous

  1. #9000be
  2. #be008d
  3. #be002e

Triadic

  1. #be008d
  2. #8dbe00
  3. #008dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be008d
  2. #be3100
  3. #00be31
  4. #008dbe

Square

  1. #be008d
  2. #be9000
  3. #00be31
  4. #002ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #25001b
  2. #710054
  3. #be008d
  4. #ff0bc0
  5. #ff58d4

Shades

#be008d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be008d
  2. #ab007f
  3. #980071
  4. #850063
  5. #720055
  6. #5f0047
  7. #4c0038
  8. #39002a
  9. #26001c
  10. #13000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#be008d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be008d
  2. #c51a98
  3. #cb33a4
  4. #d24daf
  5. #d866bb
  6. #df80c6
  7. #e599d1
  8. #ecb3dd
  9. #f2cce8
  10. #f9e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be008d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be008d
  2. #b80d8c
  3. #b21a8a
  4. #ab2689
  5. #a53388
  6. #9f4087
  7. #994d85
  8. #935a84
  9. #8c6683
  10. #867381
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #914f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646e89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0052 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81408f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91568b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6006e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be008d {
  color: #be008d;
}
Background
.bg-be008d {
  background-color: #be008d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be008d {
  border: 2px solid #be008d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be008d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 0 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be008d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be008d, #be002e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be008d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 0 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.70 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.52 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.05 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.37 #41ff72 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be008d  rgb(190, 0, 141)  hsl(315, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#00be31  rgb(0, 190, 49)  hsl(135, 100%, 37%)  Lime Green
#8dbe00  rgb(141, 190, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#008dbe  rgb(0, 141, 190)  hsl(195, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue