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#BE21AA

#be21aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.63% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 307.64°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.75.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #be21aa
  2. #21be35

Split complementary

  1. #be21aa
  2. #5cbe21
  3. #21be84

Analogous

  1. #8421be
  2. #be21aa
  3. #be215c

Triadic

  1. #be21aa
  2. #aabe21
  3. #21aabe

Tetradic

  1. #be21aa
  2. #be3521
  3. #21be35
  4. #21aabe

Square

  1. #be21aa
  2. #be8421
  3. #21be35
  4. #215cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0a35
  2. #7d1670
  3. #be21aa
  4. #e04ccd
  5. #eb8ddf

Shades

#be21aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21aa
  2. #ab1e99
  3. #981a88
  4. #851777
  5. #721466
  6. #5f1155
  7. #4c0d44
  8. #390a33
  9. #260722
  10. #130311
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21aa
  2. #c537b3
  3. #cb4dbb
  4. #d264c4
  5. #d87acc
  6. #df90d5
  7. #e5a6dd
  8. #ecbce6
  9. #f2d3ee
  10. #f9e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21aa
  2. #b82ba6
  3. #b234a2
  4. #ab3e9d
  5. #a54799
  6. #9f5195
  7. #995a91
  8. #93648d
  9. #8c6d88
  10. #867784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d5ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d74a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73367 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5da8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21aa {
  color: #be21aa;
}
Background
.bg-be21aa {
  background-color: #be21aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21aa {
  border: 2px solid #be21aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21aa, #be215c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.51 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.72 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.63 #41de55 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be21aa  rgb(190, 33, 170)  hsl(308, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#21be35  rgb(33, 190, 53)  hsl(128, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#aabe21  rgb(170, 190, 33)  hsl(68, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green
#21aabe  rgb(33, 170, 190)  hsl(188, 70%, 44%)  Cadet Blue