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#BE33CD

#be33cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be33cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 20% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 75.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.16°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #be33cd
  2. #42cd33

Split complementary

  1. #be33cd
  2. #8fcd33
  3. #33cd71

Analogous

  1. #7133cd
  2. #be33cd
  3. #cd338f

Triadic

  1. #be33cd
  2. #cdbe33
  3. #33cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be33cd
  2. #cd3342
  3. #42cd33
  4. #33cdbe

Square

  1. #be33cd
  2. #cd7133
  3. #42cd33
  4. #338fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1453
  2. #862390
  3. #be33cd
  4. #d270dc
  5. #e5aeeb

Shades

#be33cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be33cd
  2. #ab2eb9
  3. #9829a4
  4. #852490
  5. #721f7b
  6. #5f1a67
  7. #4c1452
  8. #390f3e
  9. #260a29
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#be33cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be33cd
  2. #c547d2
  3. #cb5cd7
  4. #d270dc
  5. #d885e1
  6. #df99e6
  7. #e5adeb
  8. #ecc2f0
  9. #f2d6f5
  10. #f9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be33cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be33cd
  2. #b83bc5
  3. #b242be
  4. #ab4ab6
  5. #a552ae
  6. #9f5aa7
  7. #99619f
  8. #936997
  9. #8c718f
  10. #867888
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9861a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1507f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b59d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a65cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c046a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be33cd {
  color: #be33cd;
}
Background
.bg-be33cd {
  background-color: #be33cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be33cd {
  border: 2px solid #be33cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be33cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 51 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be33cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be33cd, #cd338f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be33cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 51 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.71 #41cc32 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be33cd  rgb(190, 51, 205)  hsl(294, 61%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#42cd33  rgb(66, 205, 51)  hsl(114, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cdbe33  rgb(205, 190, 51)  hsl(54, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#33cdbe  rgb(51, 205, 190)  hsl(174, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise