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#BE68EE

#be68ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#be68ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 40.78% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.17% cyan, 56.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 278.51°, with 79.76% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.2702

Complementary

  1. #be68ee
  2. #98ee68

Split complementary

  1. #be68ee
  2. #dbee68
  3. #68ee7b

Analogous

  1. #7b68ee
  2. #be68ee
  3. #ee68db

Triadic

  1. #be68ee
  2. #eebe68
  3. #68eebe

Tetradic

  1. #be68ee
  2. #ee6898
  3. #98ee68
  4. #68eebe

Square

  1. #be68ee
  2. #ee7b68
  3. #98ee68
  4. #68dbee

Monochromatic

  1. #7413aa
  2. #a023e6
  3. #be68ee
  4. #dcadf6
  5. #f7edfd

Shades

#be68ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be68ee
  2. #ab5ed6
  3. #9853be
  4. #8549a7
  5. #723e8f
  6. #5f3477
  7. #4c2a5f
  8. #391f47
  9. #261530
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#be68ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be68ee
  2. #c577f0
  3. #cb86f1
  4. #d295f3
  5. #d8a4f5
  6. #dfb4f7
  7. #e5c3f8
  8. #ecd2fa
  9. #f2e1fc
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be68ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be68ee
  2. #b86ae3
  3. #b26dd8
  4. #ab6fcd
  5. #a572c2
  6. #9f74b7
  7. #9976ac
  8. #9379a1
  9. #8c7b96
  10. #867e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a380bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f8af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f90eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b980a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #857ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f82ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb77c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be68ee {
  color: #be68ee;
}
Background
.bg-be68ee {
  background-color: #be68ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be68ee {
  border: 2px solid #be68ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be68ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 104 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be68ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be68ee, #ee68db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be68ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 104 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.38 #419711 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#be68ee  rgb(190, 104, 238)  hsl(279, 80%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#98ee68  rgb(152, 238, 104)  hsl(99, 80%, 67%)  Inchworm
#eebe68  rgb(238, 190, 104)  hsl(39, 80%, 67%)  Topaz
#68eebe  rgb(104, 238, 190)  hsl(159, 80%, 67%)  Aquamarine