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#BE51EC

#be51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.19°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.2289

Complementary

  1. #be51ec
  2. #7fec51

Split complementary

  1. #be51ec
  2. #cdec51
  3. #51ec71

Analogous

  1. #7151ec
  2. #be51ec
  3. #ec51cd

Triadic

  1. #be51ec
  2. #ecbe51
  3. #51ecbe

Tetradic

  1. #be51ec
  2. #ec517f
  3. #7fec51
  4. #51ecbe

Square

  1. #be51ec
  2. #ec7151
  3. #7fec51
  4. #51cdec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1094
  2. #a018d9
  3. #be51ec
  4. #d896f4
  5. #f2dbfb

Shades

#be51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be51ec
  2. #ab49d4
  3. #9841bd
  4. #8539a5
  5. #72318e
  6. #5f2976
  7. #4c205e
  8. #391847
  9. #26102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#be51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be51ec
  2. #c562ee
  3. #cb74f0
  4. #d285f2
  5. #d897f4
  6. #dfa8f6
  7. #e5b9f7
  8. #eccbf9
  9. #f2dcfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be51ec
  2. #b856e1
  3. #b25ad6
  4. #ab5fcc
  5. #a564c1
  6. #9f69b6
  7. #996dab
  8. #9372a0
  9. #8c7796
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e73b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a86e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8875ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc65c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be51ec {
  color: #be51ec;
}
Background
.bg-be51ec {
  background-color: #be51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be51ec {
  border: 2px solid #be51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be51ec, #ec51cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.94 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.33 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.77 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.80 #41ae13 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be51ec  rgb(190, 81, 236)  hsl(282, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7fec51  rgb(127, 236, 81)  hsl(102, 80%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ecbe51  rgb(236, 190, 81)  hsl(42, 80%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#51ecbe  rgb(81, 236, 190)  hsl(162, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine