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#BE4CEC

#be4cec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be4cec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 29.8% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 67.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.75°, with 80.81% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #be4cec
  2. #7aec4c

Split complementary

  1. #be4cec
  2. #caec4c
  3. #4cec6e

Analogous

  1. #6e4cec
  2. #be4cec
  3. #ec4cca

Triadic

  1. #be4cec
  2. #ecbe4c
  3. #4cecbe

Tetradic

  1. #be4cec
  2. #ec4c7a
  3. #7aec4c
  4. #4cecbe

Square

  1. #be4cec
  2. #ec6e4c
  3. #7aec4c
  4. #4ccaec

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0f90
  2. #9e17d5
  3. #be4cec
  4. #d791f3
  5. #f0d6fb

Shades

#be4cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4cec
  2. #ab44d4
  3. #983dbd
  4. #8535a5
  5. #722e8e
  6. #5f2676
  7. #4c1e5e
  8. #391747
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4cec
  2. #c55eee
  3. #cb70f0
  4. #d282f2
  5. #d894f4
  6. #dfa6f6
  7. #e5b7f7
  8. #ecc9f9
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4cec
  2. #b851e1
  3. #b256d6
  4. #ab5ccc
  5. #a561c1
  6. #9f66b6
  7. #996bab
  8. #9370a0
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d70b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4584e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8772ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc61bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4cec {
  color: #be4cec;
}
Background
.bg-be4cec {
  background-color: #be4cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be4cec {
  border: 2px solid #be4cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 76 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4cec, #ec4cca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 76 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.39 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.52 #41b313 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be4cec  rgb(190, 76, 236)  hsl(283, 81%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7aec4c  rgb(122, 236, 76)  hsl(103, 81%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#ecbe4c  rgb(236, 190, 76)  hsl(43, 81%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4cecbe  rgb(76, 236, 190)  hsl(163, 81%, 61%)  Aquamarine