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#BE02CA

#be02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#be02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 296.4°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #be02ca
  2. #0eca02

Split complementary

  1. #be02ca
  2. #72ca02
  3. #02ca5a

Analogous

  1. #5a02ca
  2. #be02ca
  3. #ca0272

Triadic

  1. #be02ca
  2. #cabe02
  3. #02cabe

Tetradic

  1. #be02ca
  2. #ca020e
  3. #0eca02
  4. #02cabe

Square

  1. #be02ca
  2. #ca5a02
  3. #0eca02
  4. #0272ca

Monochromatic

  1. #300033
  2. #77017e
  3. #be02ca
  4. #ef1cfd
  5. #f567fe

Shades

#be02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be02ca
  2. #ab02b6
  3. #9802a2
  4. #85018d
  5. #720179
  6. #5f0165
  7. #4c0151
  8. #39013d
  9. #260028
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#be02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be02ca
  2. #c51bcf
  3. #cb35d5
  4. #d24eda
  5. #d867df
  6. #df81e5
  7. #e59aea
  8. #ecb3ef
  9. #f2ccf4
  10. #f9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be02ca
  2. #b80fc3
  3. #b21bbb
  4. #ab28b4
  5. #a534ac
  6. #9f41a5
  7. #994e9e
  8. #935a96
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4273c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be02ca {
  color: #be02ca;
}
Background
.bg-be02ca {
  background-color: #be02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be02ca {
  border: 2px solid #be02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be02ca, #ca0272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.77 #41fd35 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be02ca  rgb(190, 2, 202)  hsl(296, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#0eca02  rgb(14, 202, 2)  hsl(116, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cabe02  rgb(202, 190, 2)  hsl(56, 98%, 40%)  Citrine
#02cabe  rgb(2, 202, 190)  hsl(176, 98%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise