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#BE01AC

#be01ac ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be01ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 9.47% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 305.71°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.46.

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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #be01ac
  2. #01be13

Split complementary

  1. #be01ac
  2. #4ebe01
  3. #01be71

Analogous

  1. #7101be
  2. #be01ac
  3. #be014e

Triadic

  1. #be01ac
  2. #acbe01
  3. #01acbe

Tetradic

  1. #be01ac
  2. #be1301
  3. #01be13
  4. #01acbe

Square

  1. #be01ac
  2. #be7101
  3. #01be13
  4. #014ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #260022
  2. #720167
  3. #be01ac
  4. #fe0ee7
  5. #fe5aee

Shades

#be01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be01ac
  2. #ab019b
  3. #98018a
  4. #850178
  5. #720167
  6. #5f0156
  7. #4c0045
  8. #390034
  9. #260022
  10. #130011
  11. #000000

Tints

#be01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be01ac
  2. #c51ab4
  3. #cb34bd
  4. #d24dc5
  5. #d867cd
  6. #df80d6
  7. #e599de
  8. #ecb3e6
  9. #f2ccee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be01ac
  2. #b80ea8
  3. #b21aa3
  4. #ab279f
  5. #a5349a
  6. #9f4196
  7. #994d92
  8. #935a8d
  9. #8c6789
  10. #867384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935289 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5771a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c72864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c45ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c58aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c41d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be01ac {
  color: #be01ac;
}
Background
.bg-be01ac {
  background-color: #be01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be01ac {
  border: 2px solid #be01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be01ac, #be014e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.26 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.55 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.93 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.31 #41fe53 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be01ac  rgb(190, 1, 172)  hsl(306, 99%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#01be13  rgb(1, 190, 19)  hsl(126, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#acbe01  rgb(172, 190, 1)  hsl(66, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#01acbe  rgb(1, 172, 190)  hsl(186, 99%, 37%)  Cadet Blue