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#BE1EA9

#be1ea9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be1ea9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 11.76% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.21% magenta, 11.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 307.88°, with 72.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.62.

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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #1ebe33

Split complementary

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #59be1e
  3. #1ebe83

Analogous

  1. #831ebe
  2. #be1ea9
  3. #be1e59

Triadic

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #a9be1e
  3. #1ea9be

Tetradic

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #be331e
  3. #1ebe33
  4. #1ea9be

Square

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #be831e
  3. #1ebe33
  4. #1e59be

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0933
  2. #7c146e
  3. #be1ea9
  4. #e247cd
  5. #ec89df

Shades

#be1ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #ab1b98
  3. #981887
  4. #851576
  5. #721265
  6. #5f0f55
  7. #4c0c44
  8. #390933
  9. #260622
  10. #130311
  11. #000000

Tints

#be1ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #c535b2
  3. #cb4bba
  4. #d262c3
  5. #d878cb
  6. #df8fd4
  7. #e5a5dd
  8. #ecbce5
  9. #f2d2ee
  10. #f9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be1ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be1ea9
  2. #b828a5
  3. #b232a1
  4. #ab3b9d
  5. #a54599
  6. #9f4f95
  7. #995990
  8. #93638c
  9. #8c6c88
  10. #867684
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b5dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d73a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c83166 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4bab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5da7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be1ea9 {
  color: #be1ea9;
}
Background
.bg-be1ea9 {
  background-color: #be1ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be1ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #be1ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be1ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 30 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be1ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be1ea9, #be1e59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be1ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 30 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.43 #41e156 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be1ea9  rgb(190, 30, 169)  hsl(308, 73%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#1ebe33  rgb(30, 190, 51)  hsl(128, 73%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#a9be1e  rgb(169, 190, 30)  hsl(68, 73%, 43%)  Apple Green
#1ea9be  rgb(30, 169, 190)  hsl(188, 73%, 43%)  Bondi Blue