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#BE14CD

#be14cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be14cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.14°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1586

Complementary

  1. #be14cd
  2. #23cd14

Split complementary

  1. #be14cd
  2. #7fcd14
  3. #14cd62

Analogous

  1. #6214cd
  2. #be14cd
  3. #cd147f

Triadic

  1. #be14cd
  2. #cdbe14
  3. #14cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be14cd
  2. #cd1423
  3. #23cd14
  4. #14cdbe

Square

  1. #be14cd
  2. #cd6214
  3. #23cd14
  4. #147fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0642
  2. #7d0d87
  3. #be14cd
  4. #df41ec
  5. #ea87f3

Shades

#be14cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be14cd
  2. #ab12b9
  3. #9810a4
  4. #850e90
  5. #720c7b
  6. #5f0a67
  7. #4c0852
  8. #39063e
  9. #260429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#be14cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be14cd
  2. #c52cd2
  3. #cb43d7
  4. #d25bdc
  5. #d872e1
  6. #df8ae6
  7. #e5a1eb
  8. #ecb9f0
  9. #f2d0f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be14cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be14cd
  2. #b81fc5
  3. #b22abe
  4. #ab34b6
  5. #a53fae
  6. #9f4aa7
  7. #99559f
  8. #936097
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95589d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4375c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c036a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be14cd {
  color: #be14cd;
}
Background
.bg-be14cd {
  background-color: #be14cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be14cd {
  border: 2px solid #be14cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be14cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 20 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be14cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be14cd, #cd147f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be14cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 20 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.72 #41eb32 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be14cd  rgb(190, 20, 205)  hsl(295, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#23cd14  rgb(35, 205, 20)  hsl(115, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdbe14  rgb(205, 190, 20)  hsl(55, 82%, 44%)  Old Gold
#14cdbe  rgb(20, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 82%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise