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#BE14AA

#be14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be14aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.47% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 307.06°, 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1435

Complementary

  1. #be14aa
  2. #14be28

Split complementary

  1. #be14aa
  2. #55be14
  3. #14be7d

Analogous

  1. #7d14be
  2. #be14aa
  3. #be1455

Triadic

  1. #be14aa
  2. #aabe14
  3. #14aabe

Tetradic

  1. #be14aa
  2. #be2814
  3. #14be28
  4. #14aabe

Square

  1. #be14aa
  2. #be7d14
  3. #14be28
  4. #1455be

Monochromatic

  1. #34052e
  2. #790d6c
  3. #be14aa
  4. #ea35d4
  5. #f17ae3

Shades

#be14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be14aa
  2. #ab1299
  3. #981088
  4. #850e77
  5. #720c66
  6. #5f0a55
  7. #4c0844
  8. #390633
  9. #260422
  10. #130211
  11. #000000

Tints

#be14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be14aa
  2. #c52cb3
  3. #cb43bb
  4. #d25bc4
  5. #d872cc
  6. #df8ad5
  7. #e5a1dd
  8. #ecb9e6
  9. #f2d0ee
  10. #f9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be14aa
  2. #b81fa6
  3. #b22aa2
  4. #ab349d
  5. #a53f99
  6. #9f4a95
  7. #995591
  8. #93608d
  9. #8c6a88
  10. #867584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b5bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b72a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c72c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e48ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be14aa {
  color: #be14aa;
}
Background
.bg-be14aa {
  background-color: #be14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be14aa {
  border: 2px solid #be14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be14aa, #be1455);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.26 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.45 #41eb55 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be14aa  rgb(190, 20, 170)  hsl(307, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14be28  rgb(20, 190, 40)  hsl(127, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#aabe14  rgb(170, 190, 20)  hsl(67, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#14aabe  rgb(20, 170, 190)  hsl(187, 81%, 41%)  Cadet Blue