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#BE50CD

#be50cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#be50cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 31.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 60.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.8°, with 55.56% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #be50cd
  2. #5fcd50

Split complementary

  1. #be50cd
  2. #9dcd50
  3. #50cd7f

Analogous

  1. #7f50cd
  2. #be50cd
  3. #cd509d

Triadic

  1. #be50cd
  2. #cdbe50
  3. #50cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #be50cd
  2. #cd505f
  3. #5fcd50
  4. #50cdbe

Square

  1. #be50cd
  2. #cd7f50
  3. #5fcd50
  4. #509dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1d67
  2. #942ea2
  3. #be50cd
  4. #d48bde
  5. #eac7ef

Shades

#be50cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be50cd
  2. #ab48b9
  3. #9840a4
  4. #853890
  5. #72307b
  6. #5f2867
  7. #4c2052
  8. #39183e
  9. #261029
  10. #130815
  11. #000000

Tints

#be50cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be50cd
  2. #c562d2
  3. #cb73d7
  4. #d285dc
  5. #d896e1
  6. #dfa8e6
  7. #e5b9eb
  8. #eccbf0
  9. #f2dcf5
  10. #f9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be50cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be50cd
  2. #b855c5
  3. #b25abe
  4. #ab5eb6
  5. #a563ae
  6. #9f68a7
  7. #996d9f
  8. #937297
  9. #8c768f
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3776d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6183ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8369cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9072cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be50cd {
  color: #be50cd;
}
Background
.bg-be50cd {
  background-color: #be50cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be50cd {
  border: 2px solid #be50cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be50cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 80 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be50cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be50cd, #cd509d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be50cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 80 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.28 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.38 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.38 #41af32 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be50cd  rgb(190, 80, 205)  hsl(293, 56%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#5fcd50  rgb(95, 205, 80)  hsl(113, 56%, 56%)  Lime Green
#cdbe50  rgb(205, 190, 80)  hsl(53, 56%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#50cdbe  rgb(80, 205, 190)  hsl(173, 56%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise