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#BE309C

#be309c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be309c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 18.82% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.74% magenta, 17.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 314.37°, with 59.66% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #be309c
  2. #30be52

Split complementary

  1. #be309c
  2. #55be30
  3. #30be99

Analogous

  1. #9930be
  2. #be309c
  3. #be3055

Triadic

  1. #be309c
  2. #9cbe30
  3. #309cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be309c
  2. #be5230
  3. #30be52
  4. #309cbe

Square

  1. #be309c
  2. #be9930
  3. #30be52
  4. #3055be

Monochromatic

  1. #441138
  2. #81216a
  3. #be309c
  4. #d863bc
  5. #e7a0d6

Shades

#be309c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be309c
  2. #ab2b8c
  3. #98267d
  4. #85226d
  5. #721d5e
  6. #5f184e
  7. #4c133e
  8. #390e2f
  9. #260a1f
  10. #130510
  11. #000000

Tints

#be309c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be309c
  2. #c545a6
  3. #cb59b0
  4. #d26eba
  5. #d883c4
  6. #df98ce
  7. #e5acd7
  8. #ecc1e1
  9. #f2d6eb
  10. #f9eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be309c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be309c
  2. #b83899
  3. #b24096
  4. #ab4894
  5. #a55091
  6. #9f588e
  7. #99608b
  8. #936888
  9. #8c7086
  10. #867883
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395f9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c93563 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84509e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92619a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5337e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be309c {
  color: #be309c;
}
Background
.bg-be309c {
  background-color: #be309c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be309c {
  border: 2px solid #be309c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be309c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 48 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 60% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be309c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be309c, #be3055);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be309c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 48 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.12 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.53 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.79 #41cf63 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be309c  rgb(190, 48, 156)  hsl(314, 60%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#30be52  rgb(48, 190, 82)  hsl(134, 60%, 47%)  Emerald
#9cbe30  rgb(156, 190, 48)  hsl(74, 60%, 47%)  Apple Green
#309cbe  rgb(48, 156, 190)  hsl(194, 60%, 47%)  Bondi Blue