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#BE1199

#be1199 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be1199 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 6.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.05% magenta, 19.47% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 312.83°, with 83.57% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #be1199
  2. #11be36

Split complementary

  1. #be1199
  2. #43be11
  3. #11be8c

Analogous

  1. #8c11be
  2. #be1199
  3. #be1143

Triadic

  1. #be1199
  2. #99be11
  3. #1199be

Tetradic

  1. #be1199
  2. #be3611
  3. #11be36
  4. #1199be

Square

  1. #be1199
  2. #be8c11
  3. #11be36
  4. #1143be

Monochromatic

  1. #320428
  2. #780b60
  3. #be1199
  4. #ec2fc4
  5. #f375d8

Shades

#be1199 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be1199
  2. #ab0f8a
  3. #980e7a
  4. #850c6b
  5. #720a5c
  6. #5f094d
  7. #4c073d
  8. #39052e
  9. #26031f
  10. #13020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#be1199 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be1199
  2. #c529a3
  3. #cb41ad
  4. #d258b8
  5. #d870c2
  6. #df88cc
  7. #e5a0d6
  8. #ecb8e0
  9. #f2cfeb
  10. #f9e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be1199 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be1199
  2. #b81c97
  3. #b22794
  4. #ab3292
  5. #a53d8f
  6. #9f498d
  7. #99548a
  8. #935f88
  9. #8c6a85
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92527e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26579c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627096 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca1c5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80459b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be1199 {
  color: #be1199;
}
Background
.bg-be1199 {
  background-color: #be1199;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be1199 {
  border: 2px solid #be1199;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be1199;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 17 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be1199 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be1199, #be1143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be1199 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 17 153 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.18 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.44 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.08 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.87 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.38 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.56 #41ee66 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be1199  rgb(190, 17, 153)  hsl(313, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#11be36  rgb(17, 190, 54)  hsl(133, 84%, 41%)  Lime Green
#99be11  rgb(153, 190, 17)  hsl(73, 84%, 41%)  Apple Green
#1199be  rgb(17, 153, 190)  hsl(193, 84%, 41%)  Bondi Blue