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#BE059D

#be059d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be059d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.96% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.37% magenta, 17.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 310.7°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1349

Complementary

  1. #be059d
  2. #05be26

Split complementary

  1. #be059d
  2. #41be05
  3. #05be83

Analogous

  1. #8305be
  2. #be059d
  3. #be0541

Triadic

  1. #be059d
  2. #9dbe05
  3. #059dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be059d
  2. #be2605
  3. #05be26
  4. #059dbe

Square

  1. #be059d
  2. #be8305
  3. #05be26
  4. #0541be

Monochromatic

  1. #290122
  2. #73035f
  3. #be059d
  4. #f917d1
  5. #fb61df

Shades

#be059d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be059d
  2. #ab058d
  3. #98047e
  4. #85046e
  5. #72035e
  6. #5f034f
  7. #4c023f
  8. #39022f
  9. #26011f
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#be059d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be059d
  2. #c51ea7
  3. #cb37b1
  4. #d250ba
  5. #d869c4
  6. #df82ce
  7. #e59bd8
  8. #ecb4e2
  9. #f2cdeb
  10. #f9e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be059d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be059d
  2. #b8119a
  3. #b21e97
  4. #ab2a94
  5. #a53691
  6. #9f438f
  7. #994f8c
  8. #935b89
  9. #8c6786
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b56a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c91b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f439f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f589b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5147b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be059d {
  color: #be059d;
}
Background
.bg-be059d {
  background-color: #be059d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be059d {
  border: 2px solid #be059d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be059d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 5 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be059d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be059d, #be0541);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be059d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 5 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.45 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.72 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.42 #41fa62 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be059d  rgb(190, 5, 157)  hsl(311, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05be26  rgb(5, 190, 38)  hsl(131, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#9dbe05  rgb(157, 190, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#059dbe  rgb(5, 157, 190)  hsl(191, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue