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#BE558E

#be558e ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#be558e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 33.33% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.26% magenta, 25.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 327.43°, with 44.68% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #be558e
  2. #55be85

Split complementary

  1. #be558e
  2. #59be55
  3. #55beb9

Analogous

  1. #b955be
  2. #be558e
  3. #be5559

Triadic

  1. #be558e
  2. #8ebe55
  3. #558ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be558e
  2. #be8555
  3. #55be85
  4. #558ebe

Square

  1. #be558e
  2. #beb955
  3. #55be85
  4. #5559be

Monochromatic

  1. #58223f
  2. #903767
  3. #be558e
  4. #d38cb3
  5. #e8c4d8

Shades

#be558e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be558e
  2. #ab4d80
  3. #984472
  4. #853c63
  5. #723355
  6. #5f2b47
  7. #4c2239
  8. #391a2b
  9. #26111c
  10. #13090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#be558e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be558e
  2. #c56699
  3. #cb77a5
  4. #d288b0
  5. #d899bb
  6. #dfaac7
  7. #e5bbd2
  8. #ecccdd
  9. #f2dde8
  10. #f9eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be558e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be558e
  2. #b8598d
  3. #b25e8b
  4. #ab628a
  5. #a56688
  6. #9f6b87
  7. #996f86
  8. #937384
  9. #8c7783
  10. #867c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #616e90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d818b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca526b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90658f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b728c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5537b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be558e {
  color: #be558e;
}
Background
.bg-be558e {
  background-color: #be558e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be558e {
  border: 2px solid #be558e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be558e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 85 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be558e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be558e, #be5559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be558e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 85 142 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 2.12 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.40 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.76 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.92 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.58 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.70 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 10.48 #41aa71 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Mulberry
#be558e  rgb(190, 85, 142)  hsl(327, 45%, 54%)  Mulberry
#55be85  rgb(85, 190, 133)  hsl(147, 45%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green
#8ebe55  rgb(142, 190, 85)  hsl(87, 45%, 54%)  Pistachio
#558ebe  rgb(85, 142, 190)  hsl(207, 45%, 54%)  Steel Blue