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#BE169F

#be169f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be169f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 8.63% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.42% magenta, 16.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 311.07°, with 79.25% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #be169f
  2. #16be35

Split complementary

  1. #be169f
  2. #4bbe16
  3. #16be89

Analogous

  1. #8916be
  2. #be169f
  3. #be164b

Triadic

  1. #be169f
  2. #9fbe16
  3. #169fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be169f
  2. #be3516
  3. #16be35
  4. #169fbe

Square

  1. #be169f
  2. #be8916
  3. #16be35
  4. #164bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #35062c
  2. #790e66
  3. #be169f
  4. #e838c8
  5. #f07ddb

Shades

#be169f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be169f
  2. #ab148f
  3. #98127f
  4. #850f6f
  5. #720d5f
  6. #5f0b50
  7. #4c0940
  8. #390730
  9. #260420
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#be169f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be169f
  2. #c52da9
  3. #cb45b2
  4. #d25cbc
  5. #d873c5
  6. #df8bcf
  7. #e5a2d9
  8. #ecb9e2
  9. #f2d0ec
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be169f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be169f
  2. #b8219c
  3. #b22b99
  4. #ab3696
  5. #a54093
  6. #9f4b90
  7. #99568c
  8. #936089
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2259a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60719c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9255f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8047a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5207d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be169f {
  color: #be169f;
}
Background
.bg-be169f {
  background-color: #be169f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be169f {
  border: 2px solid #be169f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be169f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 22 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be169f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be169f, #be164b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be169f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 22 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.57 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.23 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.54 #41e960 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be169f  rgb(190, 22, 159)  hsl(311, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#16be35  rgb(22, 190, 53)  hsl(131, 79%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9fbe16  rgb(159, 190, 22)  hsl(71, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#169fbe  rgb(22, 159, 190)  hsl(191, 79%, 42%)  Bondi Blue