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#BE8ECB

#be8ecb ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#be8ecb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 55.69% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 30.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 287.21°, with 36.97% saturation and 67.65% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.346

Complementary

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #9bcb8e

Split complementary

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #bacb8e
  3. #8ecba0

Analogous

  1. #a08ecb
  2. #be8ecb
  3. #cb8eba

Triadic

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #cbbe8e
  3. #8ecbbe

Tetradic

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #cb8e9b
  3. #9bcb8e
  4. #8ecbbe

Square

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #cba08e
  3. #9bcb8e
  4. #8ebacb

Monochromatic

  1. #743d84
  2. #a05ab3
  3. #be8ecb
  4. #dcc2e3
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#be8ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #ab80b7
  3. #9872a2
  4. #85638e
  5. #72557a
  6. #5f4766
  7. #4c3951
  8. #392b3d
  9. #261c29
  10. #130e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#be8ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #c599d0
  3. #cba5d5
  4. #d2b0db
  5. #d8bbe0
  6. #dfc7e5
  7. #e5d2ea
  8. #ecddef
  9. #f2e8f5
  10. #f9f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be8ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be8ecb
  2. #b88dc4
  3. #b28bbc
  4. #ab8ab5
  5. #a588ad
  6. #9f87a6
  7. #99869e
  8. #938497
  9. #8c838f
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac98b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a1c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf95a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a096cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be92b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be8ecb {
  color: #be8ecb;
}
Background
.bg-be8ecb {
  background-color: #be8ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be8ecb {
  border: 2px solid #be8ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be8ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 142 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be8ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be8ecb, #cb8eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be8ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 142 203 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.94 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.71 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.30 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.91 #417134 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Wisteria
#be8ecb  rgb(190, 142, 203)  hsl(287, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria
#9bcb8e  rgb(155, 203, 142)  hsl(107, 37%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cbbe8e  rgb(203, 190, 142)  hsl(47, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#8ecbbe  rgb(142, 203, 190)  hsl(167, 37%, 68%)  Opal