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#BE137E

#be137e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be137e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 7.45% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 33.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 322.46°, with 81.82% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #be137e
  2. #13be53

Split complementary

  1. #be137e
  2. #28be13
  3. #13bea9

Analogous

  1. #a913be
  2. #be137e
  3. #be1328

Triadic

  1. #be137e
  2. #7ebe13
  3. #137ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be137e
  2. #be5313
  3. #13be53
  4. #137ebe

Square

  1. #be137e
  2. #bea913
  3. #13be53
  4. #1328be

Monochromatic

  1. #330522
  2. #780c50
  3. #be137e
  4. #eb33a6
  5. #f278c4

Shades

#be137e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be137e
  2. #ab1171
  3. #980f65
  4. #850d58
  5. #720b4c
  6. #5f0a3f
  7. #4c0832
  8. #390626
  9. #260419
  10. #13020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#be137e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be137e
  2. #c52b8b
  3. #cb4298
  4. #d25aa5
  5. #d871b2
  6. #df89bf
  7. #e5a1cb
  8. #ecb8d8
  9. #f2d0e5
  10. #f9e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be137e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be137e
  2. #b81e7e
  3. #b2297e
  4. #ab347f
  5. #a53f7f
  6. #9f4a7f
  7. #99547f
  8. #935f7f
  9. #8c6a80
  10. #867580
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6f7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd004b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84417f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94587c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70263 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be137e {
  color: #be137e;
}
Background
.bg-be137e {
  background-color: #be137e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be137e {
  border: 2px solid #be137e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be137e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 19 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 82% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be137e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be137e, #be1328);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be137e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 19 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.07 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.13 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.40 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.51 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.31 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.54 #41ec81 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be137e  rgb(190, 19, 126)  hsl(322, 82%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#13be53  rgb(19, 190, 83)  hsl(142, 82%, 41%)  Emerald
#7ebe13  rgb(126, 190, 19)  hsl(82, 82%, 41%)  Apple Green
#137ebe  rgb(19, 126, 190)  hsl(202, 82%, 41%)  Steel Blue