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#BE00CB

#be00cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be00cb is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.16°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #be00cb
  2. #0dcb00

Split complementary

  1. #be00cb
  2. #72cb00
  3. #00cb58

Analogous

  1. #5800cb
  2. #be00cb
  3. #cb0072

Triadic

  1. #be00cb
  2. #cbbe00
  3. #00cbbe

Tetradic

  1. #be00cb
  2. #cb000d
  3. #0dcb00
  4. #00cbbe

Square

  1. #be00cb
  2. #cb5800
  3. #0dcb00
  4. #0072cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0032
  2. #76007e
  3. #be00cb
  4. #f018ff
  5. #f565ff

Shades

#be00cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be00cb
  2. #ab00b7
  3. #9800a2
  4. #85008e
  5. #72007a
  6. #5f0066
  7. #4c0051
  8. #39003d
  9. #260029
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#be00cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be00cb
  2. #c51ad0
  3. #cb33d5
  4. #d24ddb
  5. #d866e0
  6. #df80e5
  7. #e599ea
  8. #ecb3ef
  9. #f2ccf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be00cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be00cb
  2. #b80dc4
  3. #b21abc
  4. #ab26b5
  5. #a533ad
  6. #9f40a6
  7. #994d9e
  8. #935a97
  9. #8c668f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94559c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4173c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be00cb {
  color: #be00cb;
}
Background
.bg-be00cb {
  background-color: #be00cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be00cb {
  border: 2px solid #be00cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be00cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 0 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be00cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be00cb, #cb0072);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be00cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 0 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.67 #41ff34 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be00cb  rgb(190, 0, 203)  hsl(296, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0dcb00  rgb(13, 203, 0)  hsl(116, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cbbe00  rgb(203, 190, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#00cbbe  rgb(0, 203, 190)  hsl(176, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise