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#BE42EC

#be42ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be42ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 25.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #be42ec
  2. #70ec42

Split complementary

  1. #be42ec
  2. #c5ec42
  3. #42ec69

Analogous

  1. #6942ec
  2. #be42ec
  3. #ec42c5

Triadic

  1. #be42ec
  2. #ecbe42
  3. #42ecbe

Tetradic

  1. #be42ec
  2. #ec4270
  3. #70ec42
  4. #42ecbe

Square

  1. #be42ec
  2. #ec6942
  3. #70ec42
  4. #42c5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #660e87
  2. #9b15cd
  3. #be42ec
  4. #d688f3
  5. #eecdfa

Shades

#be42ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be42ec
  2. #ab3bd4
  3. #9835bd
  4. #852ea5
  5. #72288e
  6. #5f2176
  7. #4c1a5e
  8. #391447
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#be42ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be42ec
  2. #c555ee
  3. #cb68f0
  4. #d27bf2
  5. #d88ef4
  6. #dfa1f6
  7. #e5b3f7
  8. #ecc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be42ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be42ec
  2. #b848e1
  3. #b24ed6
  4. #ab55cc
  5. #a55bc1
  6. #9f61b6
  7. #9967ab
  8. #936da0
  9. #8c7496
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6bb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c81e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7766ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be42ec {
  color: #be42ec;
}
Background
.bg-be42ec {
  background-color: #be42ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be42ec {
  border: 2px solid #be42ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be42ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 66 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be42ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be42ec, #ec42c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be42ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 66 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.74 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.74 #41bd13 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be42ec  rgb(190, 66, 236)  hsl(284, 82%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#70ec42  rgb(112, 236, 66)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ecbe42  rgb(236, 190, 66)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#42ecbe  rgb(66, 236, 190)  hsl(164, 82%, 59%)  Aquamarine