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#BE6DCA

#be6dca ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#be6dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 42.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 46.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 292.26°, with 46.73% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2615

Complementary

  1. #be6dca
  2. #79ca6d

Split complementary

  1. #be6dca
  2. #a7ca6d
  3. #6dca90

Analogous

  1. #906dca
  2. #be6dca
  3. #ca6da7

Triadic

  1. #be6dca
  2. #cabe6d
  3. #6dcabe

Tetradic

  1. #be6dca
  2. #ca6d79
  3. #79ca6d
  4. #6dcabe

Square

  1. #be6dca
  2. #ca906d
  3. #79ca6d
  4. #6da7ca

Monochromatic

  1. #6a2a74
  2. #9e3eac
  3. #be6dca
  4. #d7a5de
  5. #f0ddf3

Shades

#be6dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be6dca
  2. #ab62b6
  3. #9857a2
  4. #854c8d
  5. #724179
  6. #5f3765
  7. #4c2c51
  8. #39213d
  9. #261628
  10. #130b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#be6dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be6dca
  2. #c57ccf
  3. #cb8ad5
  4. #d299da
  5. #d8a7df
  6. #dfb6e5
  7. #e5c5ea
  8. #ecd3ef
  9. #f2e2f4
  10. #f9f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be6dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be6dca
  2. #b86fc3
  3. #b271bb
  4. #ab73b4
  5. #a575ac
  6. #9f77a5
  7. #99789e
  8. #937a96
  9. #8c7c8f
  10. #867e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a281a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6186cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #907dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9983c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf74ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be6dca {
  color: #be6dca;
}
Background
.bg-be6dca {
  background-color: #be6dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be6dca {
  border: 2px solid #be6dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be6dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 109 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 47% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be6dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be6dca, #ca6da7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be6dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 109 202 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.16 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.28 #419235 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orchid
#be6dca  rgb(190, 109, 202)  hsl(292, 47%, 61%)  Orchid
#79ca6d  rgb(121, 202, 109)  hsl(112, 47%, 61%)  Mantis
#cabe6d  rgb(202, 190, 109)  hsl(52, 47%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#6dcabe  rgb(109, 202, 190)  hsl(172, 47%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise