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#BE06CD

#be06cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be06cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 2.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 97.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.48°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #be06cd
  2. #15cd06

Split complementary

  1. #be06cd
  2. #78cd06
  3. #06cd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b06cd
  2. #be06cd
  3. #cd0678

Triadic

  1. #be06cd
  2. #cdbe06
  3. #06cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be06cd
  2. #cd0615
  3. #15cd06
  4. #06cdbe

Square

  1. #be06cd
  2. #cd5b06
  3. #15cd06
  4. #0678cd

Monochromatic

  1. #340238
  2. #790483
  3. #be06cd
  4. #e927f9
  5. #f071fb

Shades

#be06cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be06cd
  2. #ab05b9
  3. #9805a4
  4. #850490
  5. #72047b
  6. #5f0367
  7. #4c0252
  8. #39023e
  9. #260129
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#be06cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be06cd
  2. #c51fd2
  3. #cb38d7
  4. #d251dc
  5. #d86ae1
  6. #df83e6
  7. #e59beb
  8. #ecb4f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be06cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be06cd
  2. #b812c5
  3. #b21ebe
  4. #ab2bb6
  5. #a537ae
  6. #9f43a7
  7. #994f9f
  8. #935b97
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c032a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be06cd {
  color: #be06cd;
}
Background
.bg-be06cd {
  background-color: #be06cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be06cd {
  border: 2px solid #be06cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be06cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 6 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be06cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be06cd, #cd0678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be06cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 6 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.56 #41f932 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be06cd  rgb(190, 6, 205)  hsl(295, 94%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#15cd06  rgb(21, 205, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdbe06  rgb(205, 190, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 41%)  Citrine
#06cdbe  rgb(6, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 94%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise