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#BE129D

#be129d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be129d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 7.06% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.53% magenta, 17.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 311.51°, with 82.69% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #be129d
  2. #12be33

Split complementary

  1. #be129d
  2. #47be12
  3. #12be89

Analogous

  1. #8912be
  2. #be129d
  3. #be1247

Triadic

  1. #be129d
  2. #9dbe12
  3. #129dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be129d
  2. #be3312
  3. #12be33
  4. #129dbe

Square

  1. #be129d
  2. #be8912
  3. #12be33
  4. #1247be

Monochromatic

  1. #320529
  2. #780b63
  3. #be129d
  4. #eb31c8
  5. #f277da

Shades

#be129d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be129d
  2. #ab108d
  3. #980e7e
  4. #850d6e
  5. #720b5e
  6. #5f094f
  7. #4c073f
  8. #39052f
  9. #26041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#be129d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be129d
  2. #c52aa7
  3. #cb41b1
  4. #d259ba
  5. #d871c4
  6. #df89ce
  7. #e5a0d8
  8. #ecb8e2
  9. #f2d0eb
  10. #f9e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be129d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be129d
  2. #b81d9a
  3. #b22897
  4. #ab3394
  5. #a53e91
  6. #9f498f
  7. #99548c
  8. #935f89
  9. #8c6a86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2258a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60719a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9215d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80469f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f599b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51c7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be129d {
  color: #be129d;
}
Background
.bg-be129d {
  background-color: #be129d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be129d {
  border: 2px solid #be129d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be129d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 18 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be129d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be129d, #be1247);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be129d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 18 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.50 #41ed62 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be129d  rgb(190, 18, 157)  hsl(312, 83%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#12be33  rgb(18, 190, 51)  hsl(132, 83%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9dbe12  rgb(157, 190, 18)  hsl(72, 83%, 41%)  Apple Green
#129dbe  rgb(18, 157, 190)  hsl(192, 83%, 41%)  Bondi Blue