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#BE08CB

#be08cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be08cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 96.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 92.42% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #be08cb
  2. #15cb08

Split complementary

  1. #be08cb
  2. #76cb08
  3. #08cb5c

Analogous

  1. #5c08cb
  2. #be08cb
  3. #cb0876

Triadic

  1. #be08cb
  2. #cbbe08
  3. #08cbbe

Tetradic

  1. #be08cb
  2. #cb0815
  3. #15cb08
  4. #08cbbe

Square

  1. #be08cb
  2. #cb5c08
  3. #15cb08
  4. #0876cb

Monochromatic

  1. #340238
  2. #790581
  3. #be08cb
  4. #e929f7
  5. #f073f9

Shades

#be08cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be08cb
  2. #ab07b7
  3. #9806a2
  4. #85068e
  5. #72057a
  6. #5f0466
  7. #4c0351
  8. #39023d
  9. #260229
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#be08cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be08cb
  2. #c521d0
  3. #cb39d5
  4. #d252db
  5. #d86be0
  6. #df84e5
  7. #e59cea
  8. #ecb5ef
  9. #f2cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be08cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be08cb
  2. #b814c4
  3. #b220bc
  4. #ab2cb5
  5. #a538ad
  6. #9f44a6
  7. #99509e
  8. #935c97
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4274c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c031a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be08cb {
  color: #be08cb;
}
Background
.bg-be08cb {
  background-color: #be08cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be08cb {
  border: 2px solid #be08cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be08cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 8 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be08cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be08cb, #cb0876);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be08cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 8 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.74 #41f734 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be08cb  rgb(190, 8, 203)  hsl(296, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#15cb08  rgb(21, 203, 8)  hsl(116, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbbe08  rgb(203, 190, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#08cbbe  rgb(8, 203, 190)  hsl(176, 92%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise