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#be3eca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be3eca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 24.31% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 69.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.86°, with 56.91% saturation and 51.76% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #be3eca
  2. #4aca3e

Split complementary

  1. #be3eca
  2. #90ca3e
  3. #3eca78

Analogous

  1. #783eca
  2. #be3eca
  3. #ca3e90

Triadic

  1. #be3eca
  2. #cabe3e
  3. #3ecabe

Tetradic

  1. #be3eca
  2. #ca3e4a
  3. #4aca3e
  4. #3ecabe

Square

  1. #be3eca
  2. #ca783e
  3. #4aca3e
  4. #3e90ca

Monochromatic

  1. #521857
  2. #8a2893
  3. #be3eca
  4. #d27ada
  5. #e6b6eb

Shades

#be3eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be3eca
  2. #ab38b6
  3. #9832a2
  4. #852b8d
  5. #722579
  6. #5f1f65
  7. #4c1951
  8. #39133d
  9. #260c28
  10. #130614
  11. #000000

Tints

#be3eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be3eca
  2. #c551cf
  3. #cb65d5
  4. #d278da
  5. #d88bdf
  6. #df9fe5
  7. #e5b2ea
  8. #ecc5ef
  9. #f2d8f4
  10. #f9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be3eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be3eca
  2. #b845c3
  3. #b24bbb
  4. #ab52b4
  5. #a558ac
  6. #9f5fa5
  7. #99669e
  8. #936c96
  9. #8c738f
  10. #867987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99659f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #166ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c25580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f5ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c69c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c04da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be3eca {
  color: #be3eca;
}
Background
.bg-be3eca {
  background-color: #be3eca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be3eca {
  border: 2px solid #be3eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be3eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 62 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be3eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be3eca, #ca3e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be3eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 62 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.75 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.29 #41c135 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be3eca  rgb(190, 62, 202)  hsl(295, 57%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#4aca3e  rgb(74, 202, 62)  hsl(115, 57%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cabe3e  rgb(202, 190, 62)  hsl(55, 57%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3ecabe  rgb(62, 202, 190)  hsl(175, 57%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise