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#BE51EF

#be51ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be51ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.5% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.39°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.2306

Complementary

  1. #be51ef
  2. #82ef51

Split complementary

  1. #be51ef
  2. #d1ef51
  3. #51ef6f

Analogous

  1. #6f51ef
  2. #be51ef
  3. #ef51d1

Triadic

  1. #be51ef
  2. #efbe51
  3. #51efbe

Tetradic

  1. #be51ef
  2. #ef5182
  3. #82ef51
  4. #51efbe

Square

  1. #be51ef
  2. #ef6f51
  3. #82ef51
  4. #51d1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0e99
  2. #a015df
  3. #be51ef
  4. #d897f5
  5. #f2ddfc

Shades

#be51ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be51ef
  2. #ab49d7
  3. #9841bf
  4. #8539a7
  5. #72318f
  6. #5f2978
  7. #4c2060
  8. #391848
  9. #261030
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#be51ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be51ef
  2. #c562f1
  3. #cb74f2
  4. #d285f4
  5. #d897f5
  6. #dfa8f7
  7. #e5b9f9
  8. #eccbfa
  9. #f2dcfc
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be51ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be51ef
  2. #b856e4
  3. #b25ad9
  4. #ab5fce
  5. #a564c3
  6. #9f69b8
  7. #996dac
  8. #9372a1
  9. #8c7796
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f73b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4787eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9719a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8775ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb65c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be51ef {
  color: #be51ef;
}
Background
.bg-be51ef {
  background-color: #be51ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be51ef {
  border: 2px solid #be51ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be51ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be51ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be51ef, #ef51d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be51ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.33 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.77 #41ae10 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be51ef  rgb(190, 81, 239)  hsl(281, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#82ef51  rgb(130, 239, 81)  hsl(101, 83%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#efbe51  rgb(239, 190, 81)  hsl(41, 83%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#51efbe  rgb(81, 239, 190)  hsl(161, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine