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#BE49E9

#be49e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be49e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.45% cyan, 68.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 283.88°, with 78.43% saturation and 60% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #be49e9
  2. #74e949

Split complementary

  1. #be49e9
  2. #c4e949
  3. #49e96e

Analogous

  1. #6e49e9
  2. #be49e9
  3. #e949c4

Triadic

  1. #be49e9
  2. #e9be49
  3. #49e9be

Tetradic

  1. #be49e9
  2. #e94974
  3. #74e949
  4. #49e9be

Square

  1. #be49e9
  2. #e96e49
  3. #74e949
  4. #49c4e9

Monochromatic

  1. #681188
  2. #9c19cd
  3. #be49e9
  4. #d68df1
  5. #efd2f9

Shades

#be49e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be49e9
  2. #ab42d2
  3. #983aba
  4. #8533a3
  5. #722c8c
  6. #5f2575
  7. #4c1d5d
  8. #391646
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#be49e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be49e9
  2. #c55beb
  3. #cb6ded
  4. #d280f0
  5. #d892f2
  6. #dfa4f4
  7. #e5b6f6
  8. #ecc8f8
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be49e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be49e9
  2. #b84fdf
  3. #b254d4
  4. #ab5aca
  5. #a55fbf
  6. #9f65b5
  7. #996aaa
  8. #9370a0
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4683e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a69ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8770e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be49e9 {
  color: #be49e9;
}
Background
.bg-be49e9 {
  background-color: #be49e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be49e9 {
  border: 2px solid #be49e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be49e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 73 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be49e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be49e9, #e949c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be49e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 73 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.34 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.35 #41b616 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be49e9  rgb(190, 73, 233)  hsl(284, 78%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#74e949  rgb(116, 233, 73)  hsl(104, 78%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#e9be49  rgb(233, 190, 73)  hsl(44, 78%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#49e9be  rgb(73, 233, 190)  hsl(164, 78%, 60%)  Aquamarine