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#BE49E6

#be49e6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be49e6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 28.63% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 68.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 284.71°, with 75.85% saturation and 59.41% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2143

Complementary

  1. #be49e6
  2. #71e649

Split complementary

  1. #be49e6
  2. #c0e649
  3. #49e66f

Analogous

  1. #6f49e6
  2. #be49e6
  3. #e649c0

Triadic

  1. #be49e6
  2. #e6be49
  3. #49e6be

Tetradic

  1. #be49e6
  2. #e64971
  3. #71e649
  4. #49e6be

Square

  1. #be49e6
  2. #e66f49
  3. #71e649
  4. #49c0e6

Monochromatic

  1. #671284
  2. #9b1bc7
  3. #be49e6
  4. #d68cef
  5. #eed0f8

Shades

#be49e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be49e6
  2. #ab42cf
  3. #983ab8
  4. #8533a1
  5. #722c8a
  6. #5f2573
  7. #4c1d5c
  8. #391645
  9. #260f2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#be49e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be49e6
  2. #c55be9
  3. #cb6deb
  4. #d280ee
  5. #d892f0
  6. #dfa4f3
  7. #e5b6f5
  8. #ecc8f8
  9. #f2dbfa
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be49e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be49e6
  2. #b84fdc
  3. #b254d2
  4. #ab5ac7
  5. #a55fbd
  6. #9f65b3
  7. #996aa9
  8. #93709f
  9. #8c7594
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4983e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b69e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8870e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be49e6 {
  color: #be49e6;
}
Background
.bg-be49e6 {
  background-color: #be49e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be49e6 {
  border: 2px solid #be49e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be49e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 73 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 76% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be49e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be49e6, #e649c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be49e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 73 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.08 #41b619 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be49e6  rgb(190, 73, 230)  hsl(285, 76%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#71e649  rgb(113, 230, 73)  hsl(105, 76%, 59%)  Neon Green
#e6be49  rgb(230, 190, 73)  hsl(45, 76%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#49e6be  rgb(73, 230, 190)  hsl(165, 76%, 59%)  Aquamarine