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#BE12CA

#be12ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be12ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.09°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #be12ca
  2. #1eca12

Split complementary

  1. #be12ca
  2. #7aca12
  3. #12ca62

Analogous

  1. #6212ca
  2. #be12ca
  3. #ca127a

Triadic

  1. #be12ca
  2. #cabe12
  3. #12cabe

Tetradic

  1. #be12ca
  2. #ca121e
  3. #1eca12
  4. #12cabe

Square

  1. #be12ca
  2. #ca6212
  3. #1eca12
  4. #127aca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a053e
  2. #7c0c84
  3. #be12ca
  4. #e23bee
  5. #ec81f4

Shades

#be12ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be12ca
  2. #ab10b6
  3. #980ea2
  4. #850d8d
  5. #720b79
  6. #5f0965
  7. #4c0751
  8. #39053d
  9. #260428
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#be12ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be12ca
  2. #c52acf
  3. #cb41d5
  4. #d259da
  5. #d871df
  6. #df89e5
  7. #e5a0ea
  8. #ecb8ef
  9. #f2d0f4
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be12ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be12ca
  2. #b81dc3
  3. #b228bb
  4. #ab33b4
  5. #a53eac
  6. #9f49a5
  7. #99549e
  8. #935f96
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95579c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4575c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1349f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be12ca {
  color: #be12ca;
}
Background
.bg-be12ca {
  background-color: #be12ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be12ca {
  border: 2px solid #be12ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be12ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 18 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be12ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be12ca, #ca127a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be12ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 18 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.93 #41ed35 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be12ca  rgb(190, 18, 202)  hsl(296, 84%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#1eca12  rgb(30, 202, 18)  hsl(116, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cabe12  rgb(202, 190, 18)  hsl(56, 84%, 43%)  Old Gold
#12cabe  rgb(18, 202, 190)  hsl(176, 84%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise