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#BE189C

#be189c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be189c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 9.41% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.37% magenta, 17.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 312.29°, with 77.57% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #be189c
  2. #18be3a

Split complementary

  1. #be189c
  2. #49be18
  3. #18be8d

Analogous

  1. #8d18be
  2. #be189c
  3. #be1849

Triadic

  1. #be189c
  2. #9cbe18
  3. #189cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be189c
  2. #be3a18
  3. #18be3a
  4. #189cbe

Square

  1. #be189c
  2. #be8d18
  3. #18be3a
  4. #1849be

Monochromatic

  1. #36072c
  2. #7a0f64
  3. #be189c
  4. #e63cc4
  5. #ef80d8

Shades

#be189c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be189c
  2. #ab168c
  3. #98137d
  4. #85116d
  5. #720e5e
  6. #5f0c4e
  7. #4c0a3e
  8. #39072f
  9. #26051f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#be189c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be189c
  2. #c52fa6
  3. #cb46b0
  4. #d25dba
  5. #d874c4
  6. #df8cce
  7. #e5a3d7
  8. #ecbae1
  9. #f2d1eb
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be189c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be189c
  2. #b82299
  3. #b22d96
  4. #ab3794
  5. #a54291
  6. #9f4c8e
  7. #99568b
  8. #936188
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27599f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9235d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81479e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be189c {
  color: #be189c;
}
Background
.bg-be189c {
  background-color: #be189c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be189c {
  border: 2px solid #be189c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be189c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 24 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be189c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be189c, #be1849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be189c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 24 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.59 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.09 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.72 #41e763 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be189c  rgb(190, 24, 156)  hsl(312, 78%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#18be3a  rgb(24, 190, 58)  hsl(132, 78%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9cbe18  rgb(156, 190, 24)  hsl(72, 78%, 42%)  Apple Green
#189cbe  rgb(24, 156, 190)  hsl(192, 78%, 42%)  Bondi Blue