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#BE09CC

#be09cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be09cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.86% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.155

Complementary

  1. #be09cc
  2. #17cc09

Split complementary

  1. #be09cc
  2. #78cc09
  3. #09cc5c

Analogous

  1. #5c09cc
  2. #be09cc
  3. #cc0978

Triadic

  1. #be09cc
  2. #ccbe09
  3. #09ccbe

Tetradic

  1. #be09cc
  2. #cc0917
  3. #17cc09
  4. #09ccbe

Square

  1. #be09cc
  2. #cc5c09
  3. #17cc09
  4. #0978cc

Monochromatic

  1. #350339
  2. #7a0683
  3. #be09cc
  4. #e72cf6
  5. #ef75f9

Shades

#be09cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be09cc
  2. #ab08b8
  3. #9807a3
  4. #85068f
  5. #72057a
  6. #5f0566
  7. #4c0452
  8. #39033d
  9. #260229
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#be09cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be09cc
  2. #c522d1
  3. #cb3ad6
  4. #d253db
  5. #d86be0
  6. #df84e6
  7. #e59deb
  8. #ecb5f0
  9. #f2cef5
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be09cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be09cc
  2. #b815c4
  3. #b221bd
  4. #ab2db5
  5. #a539ae
  6. #9f45a6
  7. #99509e
  8. #935c97
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4274c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c032a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be09cc {
  color: #be09cc;
}
Background
.bg-be09cc {
  background-color: #be09cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be09cc {
  border: 2px solid #be09cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be09cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be09cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be09cc, #cc0978);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be09cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.67 #41f633 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be09cc  rgb(190, 9, 204)  hsl(296, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#17cc09  rgb(23, 204, 9)  hsl(116, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccbe09  rgb(204, 190, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#09ccbe  rgb(9, 204, 190)  hsl(176, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise