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#BE4CEE

#be4cee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be4cee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 68.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 82.65% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2229

Complementary

  1. #be4cee
  2. #7cee4c

Split complementary

  1. #be4cee
  2. #cdee4c
  3. #4cee6d

Analogous

  1. #6d4cee
  2. #be4cee
  3. #ee4ccd

Triadic

  1. #be4cee
  2. #eebe4c
  3. #4ceebe

Tetradic

  1. #be4cee
  2. #ee4c7c
  3. #7cee4c
  4. #4ceebe

Square

  1. #be4cee
  2. #ee6d4c
  3. #7cee4c
  4. #4ccdee

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0e93
  2. #9f15d9
  3. #be4cee
  4. #d792f5
  5. #f1d8fb

Shades

#be4cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4cee
  2. #ab44d6
  3. #983dbe
  4. #8535a7
  5. #722e8f
  6. #5f2677
  7. #4c1e5f
  8. #391747
  9. #260f30
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4cee
  2. #c55ef0
  3. #cb70f1
  4. #d282f3
  5. #d894f5
  6. #dfa6f7
  7. #e5b7f8
  8. #ecc9fa
  9. #f2dbfc
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4cee
  2. #b851e3
  3. #b256d8
  4. #ab5ccd
  5. #a561c2
  6. #9f66b7
  7. #996bac
  8. #9370a1
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e70b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4385ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8672ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb61c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4cee {
  color: #be4cee;
}
Background
.bg-be4cee {
  background-color: #be4cee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be4cee {
  border: 2px solid #be4cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 76 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4cee, #ee4ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 76 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.39 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.24 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.47 #41b311 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be4cee  rgb(190, 76, 238)  hsl(282, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7cee4c  rgb(124, 238, 76)  hsl(102, 83%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#eebe4c  rgb(238, 190, 76)  hsl(42, 83%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4ceebe  rgb(76, 238, 190)  hsl(162, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine