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#BE21CD

#be21cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.77°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #be21cd
  2. #30cd21

Split complementary

  1. #be21cd
  2. #86cd21
  3. #21cd68

Analogous

  1. #6821cd
  2. #be21cd
  3. #cd2186

Triadic

  1. #be21cd
  2. #cdbe21
  3. #21cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be21cd
  2. #cd2130
  3. #30cd21
  4. #21cdbe

Square

  1. #be21cd
  2. #cd6821
  3. #30cd21
  4. #2186cd

Monochromatic

  1. #440c49
  2. #81168b
  3. #be21cd
  4. #d857e4
  5. #e799ef

Shades

#be21cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21cd
  2. #ab1eb9
  3. #981aa4
  4. #851790
  5. #72147b
  6. #5f1167
  7. #4c0d52
  8. #390a3e
  9. #260729
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21cd
  2. #c537d2
  3. #cb4dd7
  4. #d264dc
  5. #d87ae1
  6. #df90e6
  7. #e5a6eb
  8. #ecbcf0
  9. #f2d3f5
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21cd
  2. #b82bc5
  3. #b234be
  4. #ab3eb6
  5. #a547ae
  6. #9f51a7
  7. #995a9f
  8. #936497
  9. #8c6d8f
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4777c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1477b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7852d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8760cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c03ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21cd {
  color: #be21cd;
}
Background
.bg-be21cd {
  background-color: #be21cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21cd {
  border: 2px solid #be21cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21cd, #cd2186);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.03 #41de32 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be21cd  rgb(190, 33, 205)  hsl(295, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#30cd21  rgb(48, 205, 33)  hsl(115, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cdbe21  rgb(205, 190, 33)  hsl(55, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#21cdbe  rgb(33, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise