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#BE3191

#be3191 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be3191 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 19.22% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.21% magenta, 23.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 319.15°, with 59% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #be3191
  2. #31be5e

Split complementary

  1. #be3191
  2. #4abe31
  3. #31bea4

Analogous

  1. #a431be
  2. #be3191
  3. #be314a

Triadic

  1. #be3191
  2. #91be31
  3. #3191be

Tetradic

  1. #be3191
  2. #be5e31
  3. #31be5e
  4. #3191be

Square

  1. #be3191
  2. #bea431
  3. #31be5e
  4. #314abe

Monochromatic

  1. #441234
  2. #812163
  3. #be3191
  4. #d764b2
  5. #e7a1d1

Shades

#be3191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be3191
  2. #ab2c83
  3. #982774
  4. #852266
  5. #721d57
  6. #5f1949
  7. #4c143a
  8. #390f2c
  9. #260a1d
  10. #13050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#be3191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be3191
  2. #c5469c
  3. #cb5aa7
  4. #d26fb2
  5. #d883bd
  6. #df98c8
  7. #e5add3
  8. #ecc1de
  9. #f2d6e9
  10. #f9eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be3191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be3191
  2. #b8398f
  3. #b2418e
  4. #ab498c
  5. #a5518a
  6. #9f5989
  7. #996087
  8. #936885
  9. #8c7083
  10. #867882
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415e94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c758e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca305d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864f93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94618f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63175 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be3191 {
  color: #be3191;
}
Background
.bg-be3191 {
  background-color: #be3191;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be3191 {
  border: 2px solid #be3191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be3191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 49 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be3191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be3191, #be314a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be3191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 49 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.41 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.51 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.02 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.51 #41ce6e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be3191  rgb(190, 49, 145)  hsl(319, 59%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#31be5e  rgb(49, 190, 94)  hsl(139, 59%, 47%)  Emerald
#91be31  rgb(145, 190, 49)  hsl(79, 59%, 47%)  Apple Green
#3191be  rgb(49, 145, 190)  hsl(199, 59%, 47%)  Bondi Blue