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#BE4EE6

#be4ee6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be4ee6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 30.59% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.39% cyan, 66.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 284.21°, with 75.25% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.2211

Complementary

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #76e64e

Split complementary

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #c2e64e
  3. #4ee672

Analogous

  1. #724ee6
  2. #be4ee6
  3. #e64ec2

Triadic

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #e6be4e
  3. #4ee6be

Tetradic

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #e64e76
  3. #76e64e
  4. #4ee6be

Square

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #e6724e
  3. #76e64e
  4. #4ec2e6

Monochromatic

  1. #691388
  2. #9d1dcb
  3. #be4ee6
  4. #d791ef
  5. #efd4f9

Shades

#be4ee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #ab46cf
  3. #983eb8
  4. #8537a1
  5. #722f8a
  6. #5f2773
  7. #4c1f5c
  8. #391745
  9. #26102e
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4ee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #c560e9
  3. #cb71eb
  4. #d283ee
  5. #d895f0
  6. #dfa7f3
  7. #e5b8f5
  8. #eccaf8
  9. #f2dcfa
  10. #f9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4ee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4ee6
  2. #b853dc
  3. #b258d2
  4. #ab5dc7
  5. #a562bd
  6. #9f67b3
  7. #996ca9
  8. #93719f
  9. #8c7694
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d70b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007beb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d85e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6ce9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8973e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc61ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4ee6 {
  color: #be4ee6;
}
Background
.bg-be4ee6 {
  background-color: #be4ee6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be4ee6 {
  border: 2px solid #be4ee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4ee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 78 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4ee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4ee6, #e64ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4ee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 78 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.28 #41b119 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be4ee6  rgb(190, 78, 230)  hsl(284, 75%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#76e64e  rgb(118, 230, 78)  hsl(104, 75%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#e6be4e  rgb(230, 190, 78)  hsl(44, 75%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4ee6be  rgb(78, 230, 190)  hsl(164, 75%, 60%)  Aquamarine