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#BE22BF

#be22bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be22bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 13.33% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 299.62°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.42.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #be22bf
  2. #23bf22

Split complementary

  1. #be22bf
  2. #72bf22
  3. #22bf70

Analogous

  1. #7022bf
  2. #be22bf
  3. #bf2272

Triadic

  1. #be22bf
  2. #bfbe22
  3. #22bfbe

Tetradic

  1. #be22bf
  2. #bf2223
  3. #23bf22
  4. #22bfbe

Square

  1. #be22bf
  2. #bf7022
  3. #23bf22
  4. #2272bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b3d
  2. #7d167e
  3. #be22bf
  4. #df4edf
  5. #ea8feb

Shades

#be22bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be22bf
  2. #ab1fac
  3. #981b99
  4. #851886
  5. #721473
  6. #5f1160
  7. #4c0e4c
  8. #390a39
  9. #260726
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#be22bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be22bf
  2. #c538c5
  3. #cb4ecc
  4. #d264d2
  5. #d87ad9
  6. #df91df
  7. #e5a7e5
  8. #ecbdec
  9. #f2d3f2
  10. #f9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be22bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be22bf
  2. #b82bb9
  3. #b235b2
  4. #ab3eac
  5. #a548a6
  6. #9f51a0
  7. #995a99
  8. #936493
  9. #8c6d8d
  10. #867786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5276bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c44073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b50c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c23697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be22bf {
  color: #be22bf;
}
Background
.bg-be22bf {
  background-color: #be22bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be22bf {
  border: 2px solid #be22bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be22bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 34 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be22bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be22bf, #bf2272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be22bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 34 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.96 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.07 #41dd40 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be22bf  rgb(190, 34, 191)  hsl(300, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#23bf22  rgb(35, 191, 34)  hsl(120, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bfbe22  rgb(191, 190, 34)  hsl(60, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#22bfbe  rgb(34, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue