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#BE2AAA

#be2aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.89% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 308.11°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.68.

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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #2abe3e

Split complementary

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #60be2a
  3. #2abe88

Analogous

  1. #882abe
  2. #be2aaa
  3. #be2a60

Triadic

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #aabe2a
  3. #2aaabe

Tetradic

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #be3e2a
  3. #2abe3e
  4. #2aaabe

Square

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #be882a
  3. #2abe3e
  4. #2a60be

Monochromatic

  1. #410e3a
  2. #7f1c72
  3. #be2aaa
  4. #db5ac9
  5. #e899de

Shades

#be2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #ab2699
  3. #982288
  4. #851d77
  5. #721966
  6. #5f1555
  7. #4c1144
  8. #390d33
  9. #260822
  10. #130411
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #c53fb3
  3. #cb55bb
  4. #d26ac4
  5. #d87fcc
  6. #df95d5
  7. #e5aadd
  8. #ecbfe6
  9. #f2d4ee
  10. #f9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2aaa
  2. #b833a6
  3. #b23ba2
  4. #ab449d
  5. #a54c99
  6. #9f5595
  7. #995e91
  8. #93668d
  9. #8c6f88
  10. #867784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955a8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2760ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6075a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8150ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f60a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2aaa {
  color: #be2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-be2aaa {
  background-color: #be2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #be2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2aaa, #be2a60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.95 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.06 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.82 #41d555 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be2aaa  rgb(190, 42, 170)  hsl(308, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#2abe3e  rgb(42, 190, 62)  hsl(128, 64%, 45%)  Lime Green
#aabe2a  rgb(170, 190, 42)  hsl(68, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#2aaabe  rgb(42, 170, 190)  hsl(188, 64%, 45%)  Cadet Blue