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#BE19CC

#be19cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be19cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.86% cyan, 87.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.31°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #be19cc
  2. #27cc19

Split complementary

  1. #be19cc
  2. #80cc19
  3. #19cc65

Analogous

  1. #6519cc
  2. #be19cc
  3. #cc1980

Triadic

  1. #be19cc
  2. #ccbe19
  3. #19ccbe

Tetradic

  1. #be19cc
  2. #cc1927
  3. #27cc19
  4. #19ccbe

Square

  1. #be19cc
  2. #cc6519
  3. #27cc19
  4. #1980cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0844
  2. #7f1188
  3. #be19cc
  4. #dc49e9
  5. #e98df1

Shades

#be19cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be19cc
  2. #ab17b8
  3. #9814a3
  4. #85128f
  5. #720f7a
  6. #5f0d66
  7. #4c0a52
  8. #39083d
  9. #260529
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#be19cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be19cc
  2. #c530d1
  3. #cb47d6
  4. #d25edb
  5. #d875e0
  6. #df8ce6
  7. #e5a3eb
  8. #ecbaf0
  9. #f2d1f5
  10. #f9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be19cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be19cc
  2. #b823c4
  3. #b22ebd
  4. #ab38b5
  5. #a542ae
  6. #9f4da6
  7. #99579e
  8. #936197
  9. #8c6b8f
  10. #867688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95599d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4575c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7750cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c037a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be19cc {
  color: #be19cc;
}
Background
.bg-be19cc {
  background-color: #be19cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be19cc {
  border: 2px solid #be19cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be19cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 25 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be19cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be19cc, #cc1980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be19cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 25 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.89 #41e633 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be19cc  rgb(190, 25, 204)  hsl(295, 78%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#27cc19  rgb(39, 204, 25)  hsl(115, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ccbe19  rgb(204, 190, 25)  hsl(55, 78%, 45%)  Old Gold
#19ccbe  rgb(25, 204, 190)  hsl(175, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise