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#BE5FED

#be5fed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be5fed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 37.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.83% cyan, 59.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.14°, with 79.78% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.2525

Complementary

  1. #be5fed
  2. #8eed5f

Split complementary

  1. #be5fed
  2. #d5ed5f
  3. #5fed77

Analogous

  1. #775fed
  2. #be5fed
  3. #ed5fd5

Triadic

  1. #be5fed
  2. #edbe5f
  3. #5fedbe

Tetradic

  1. #be5fed
  2. #ed5f8e
  3. #8eed5f
  4. #5fedbe

Square

  1. #be5fed
  2. #ed775f
  3. #8eed5f
  4. #5fd5ed

Monochromatic

  1. #7212a1
  2. #a21ae5
  3. #be5fed
  4. #daa4f5
  5. #f6e9fc

Shades

#be5fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be5fed
  2. #ab56d5
  3. #984cbe
  4. #8543a6
  5. #72398e
  6. #5f3077
  7. #4c265f
  8. #391d47
  9. #26132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#be5fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be5fed
  2. #c56fef
  3. #cb7ff1
  4. #d28ff2
  5. #d89ff4
  6. #dfaff6
  7. #e5bff8
  8. #eccffa
  9. #f2dffb
  10. #f9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be5fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be5fed
  2. #b862e2
  3. #b266d7
  4. #ab69cc
  5. #a56cc1
  6. #9f70b7
  7. #9973ac
  8. #9376a1
  9. #8c7996
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c85f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9799d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8177f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6fc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be5fed {
  color: #be5fed;
}
Background
.bg-be5fed {
  background-color: #be5fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be5fed {
  border: 2px solid #be5fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be5fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 95 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be5fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be5fed, #ed5fd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be5fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 95 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.57 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.04 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #41a012 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be5fed  rgb(190, 95, 237)  hsl(280, 80%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8eed5f  rgb(142, 237, 95)  hsl(100, 80%, 65%)  Inchworm
#edbe5f  rgb(237, 190, 95)  hsl(40, 80%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5fedbe  rgb(95, 237, 190)  hsl(160, 80%, 65%)  Aquamarine