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#BE1998

#be1998 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be1998 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 9.8% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 20% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 313.82°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #be1998
  2. #19be3f

Split complementary

  1. #be1998
  2. #46be19
  3. #19be92

Analogous

  1. #9219be
  2. #be1998
  3. #be1946

Triadic

  1. #be1998
  2. #98be19
  3. #1998be

Tetradic

  1. #be1998
  2. #be3f19
  3. #19be3f
  4. #1998be

Square

  1. #be1998
  2. #be9219
  3. #19be3f
  4. #1946be

Monochromatic

  1. #37072c
  2. #7a1062
  3. #be1998
  4. #e63ebf
  5. #ee82d5

Shades

#be1998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be1998
  2. #ab1789
  3. #98147a
  4. #85126a
  5. #720f5b
  6. #5f0d4c
  7. #4c0a3d
  8. #39082e
  9. #26051e
  10. #13030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#be1998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be1998
  2. #c530a2
  3. #cb47ad
  4. #d25eb7
  5. #d875c1
  6. #df8ccc
  7. #e5a3d6
  8. #ecbae0
  9. #f2d1ea
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be1998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be1998
  2. #b82396
  3. #b22e93
  4. #ab3891
  5. #a5428e
  6. #9f4d8c
  7. #99578a
  8. #936187
  9. #8c6b85
  10. #867682
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92537e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b589b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca215b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81479a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915a96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51e78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be1998 {
  color: #be1998;
}
Background
.bg-be1998 {
  background-color: #be1998;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be1998 {
  border: 2px solid #be1998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be1998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 25 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be1998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be1998, #be1946);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be1998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 25 152 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.81 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.28 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.47 #41e667 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be1998  rgb(190, 25, 152)  hsl(314, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#19be3f  rgb(25, 190, 63)  hsl(134, 77%, 42%)  Lime Green
#98be19  rgb(152, 190, 25)  hsl(74, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1998be  rgb(25, 152, 190)  hsl(194, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue