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#BE08CA

#be08ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be08ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.29°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #be08ca
  2. #14ca08

Split complementary

  1. #be08ca
  2. #75ca08
  3. #08ca5d

Analogous

  1. #5d08ca
  2. #be08ca
  3. #ca0875

Triadic

  1. #be08ca
  2. #cabe08
  3. #08cabe

Tetradic

  1. #be08ca
  2. #ca0814
  3. #14ca08
  4. #08cabe

Square

  1. #be08ca
  2. #ca5d08
  3. #14ca08
  4. #0875ca

Monochromatic

  1. #340237
  2. #790580
  3. #be08ca
  4. #ea28f6
  5. #f172f9

Shades

#be08ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be08ca
  2. #ab07b6
  3. #9806a2
  4. #85068d
  5. #720579
  6. #5f0465
  7. #4c0351
  8. #39023d
  9. #260228
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#be08ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be08ca
  2. #c521cf
  3. #cb39d5
  4. #d252da
  5. #d86bdf
  6. #df84e5
  7. #e59cea
  8. #ecb5ef
  9. #f2cef4
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be08ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be08ca
  2. #b814c3
  3. #b220bb
  4. #ab2cb4
  5. #a538ac
  6. #9f44a5
  7. #99509e
  8. #935c96
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94569b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1319f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be08ca {
  color: #be08ca;
}
Background
.bg-be08ca {
  background-color: #be08ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be08ca {
  border: 2px solid #be08ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be08ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be08ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be08ca, #ca0875);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be08ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.82 #41f735 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be08ca  rgb(190, 8, 202)  hsl(296, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#14ca08  rgb(20, 202, 8)  hsl(116, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cabe08  rgb(202, 190, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#08cabe  rgb(8, 202, 190)  hsl(176, 92%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise