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#BE149C

#be149c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be149c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 7.84% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.47% magenta, 17.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 80.95% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #be149c
  2. #14be36

Split complementary

  1. #be149c
  2. #47be14
  3. #14be8b

Analogous

  1. #8b14be
  2. #be149c
  3. #be1447

Triadic

  1. #be149c
  2. #9cbe14
  3. #149cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be149c
  2. #be3614
  3. #14be36
  4. #149cbe

Square

  1. #be149c
  2. #be8b14
  3. #14be36
  4. #1447be

Monochromatic

  1. #34052a
  2. #790d63
  3. #be149c
  4. #ea35c6
  5. #f17ad9

Shades

#be149c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be149c
  2. #ab128c
  3. #98107d
  4. #850e6d
  5. #720c5e
  6. #5f0a4e
  7. #4c083e
  8. #39062f
  9. #26041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#be149c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be149c
  2. #c52ca6
  3. #cb43b0
  4. #d25bba
  5. #d872c4
  6. #df8ace
  7. #e5a1d7
  8. #ecb9e1
  9. #f2d0eb
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be149c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be149c
  2. #b81f99
  3. #b22a96
  4. #ab3494
  5. #a53f91
  6. #9f4a8e
  7. #99558b
  8. #936088
  9. #8c6a86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #24589f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9215d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80469e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be149c {
  color: #be149c;
}
Background
.bg-be149c {
  background-color: #be149c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be149c {
  border: 2px solid #be149c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be149c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 20 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be149c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be149c, #be1447);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be149c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 20 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.02 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.91 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.67 #41eb63 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be149c  rgb(190, 20, 156)  hsl(312, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14be36  rgb(20, 190, 54)  hsl(132, 81%, 41%)  Lime Green
#9cbe14  rgb(156, 190, 20)  hsl(72, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#149cbe  rgb(20, 156, 190)  hsl(192, 81%, 41%)  Bondi Blue