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#BE288B

#be288b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be288b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 15.69% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.95% magenta, 26.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 320.4°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #be288b
  2. #28be5b

Split complementary

  1. #be288b
  2. #40be28
  3. #28bea6

Analogous

  1. #a628be
  2. #be288b
  3. #be2840

Triadic

  1. #be288b
  2. #8bbe28
  3. #288bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be288b
  2. #be5b28
  3. #28be5b
  4. #288bbe

Square

  1. #be288b
  2. #bea628
  3. #28be5b
  4. #2840be

Monochromatic

  1. #400d2f
  2. #7f1b5d
  3. #be288b
  4. #dc57ae
  5. #e996cd

Shades

#be288b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be288b
  2. #ab247d
  3. #98206f
  4. #851c61
  5. #721853
  6. #5f1446
  7. #4c1038
  8. #390c2a
  9. #26081c
  10. #13040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#be288b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be288b
  2. #c53e97
  3. #cb53a2
  4. #d269ae
  5. #d87eb9
  6. #df94c5
  7. #e5a9d1
  8. #ecbfdc
  9. #f2d4e8
  10. #f9eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be288b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be288b
  2. #b8318a
  3. #b23a89
  4. #ab4288
  5. #a54b87
  6. #9f5486
  7. #995d84
  8. #936683
  9. #8c6e82
  10. #867781
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e5a8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb2457 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854a8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62670 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be288b {
  color: #be288b;
}
Background
.bg-be288b {
  background-color: #be288b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be288b {
  border: 2px solid #be288b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be288b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 40 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be288b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be288b, #be2840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be288b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 40 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.91 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.25 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.67 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.53 #41d774 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be288b  rgb(190, 40, 139)  hsl(320, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#28be5b  rgb(40, 190, 91)  hsl(140, 65%, 45%)  Emerald
#8bbe28  rgb(139, 190, 40)  hsl(80, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green
#288bbe  rgb(40, 139, 190)  hsl(200, 65%, 45%)  Steel Blue