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#BE01CC

#be01cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be01cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.39% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.86% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.86°, with 99.02% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #be01cc
  2. #0fcc01

Split complementary

  1. #be01cc
  2. #75cc01
  3. #01cc59

Analogous

  1. #5901cc
  2. #be01cc
  3. #cc0175

Triadic

  1. #be01cc
  2. #ccbe01
  3. #01ccbe

Tetradic

  1. #be01cc
  2. #cc010f
  3. #0fcc01
  4. #01ccbe

Square

  1. #be01cc
  2. #cc5901
  3. #0fcc01
  4. #0175cc

Monochromatic

  1. #300034
  2. #770180
  3. #be01cc
  4. #ee1cfe
  5. #f468fe

Shades

#be01cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be01cc
  2. #ab01b8
  3. #9801a3
  4. #85018f
  5. #72017a
  6. #5f0166
  7. #4c0052
  8. #39003d
  9. #260029
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#be01cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be01cc
  2. #c51ad1
  3. #cb34d6
  4. #d24ddb
  5. #d867e0
  6. #df80e6
  7. #e599eb
  8. #ecb3f0
  9. #f2ccf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be01cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be01cc
  2. #b80ec4
  3. #b21abd
  4. #ab27b5
  5. #a534ae
  6. #9f41a6
  7. #994d9e
  8. #935a97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c030a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be01cc {
  color: #be01cc;
}
Background
.bg-be01cc {
  background-color: #be01cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be01cc {
  border: 2px solid #be01cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be01cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 1 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be01cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be01cc, #cc0175);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be01cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 1 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.60 #41fe33 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be01cc  rgb(190, 1, 204)  hsl(296, 99%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0fcc01  rgb(15, 204, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ccbe01  rgb(204, 190, 1)  hsl(56, 99%, 40%)  Citrine
#01ccbe  rgb(1, 204, 190)  hsl(176, 99%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise