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#BE05AB

#be05ab ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.37% magenta, 10% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 306.16°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.26.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #be05ab
  2. #05be18

Split complementary

  1. #be05ab
  2. #4fbe05
  3. #05be75

Analogous

  1. #7505be
  2. #be05ab
  3. #be054f

Triadic

  1. #be05ab
  2. #abbe05
  3. #05abbe

Tetradic

  1. #be05ab
  2. #be1805
  3. #05be18
  4. #05abbe

Square

  1. #be05ab
  2. #be7505
  3. #05be18
  4. #054fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #290125
  2. #730368
  3. #be05ab
  4. #f917e2
  5. #fb61eb

Shades

#be05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be05ab
  2. #ab059a
  3. #980489
  4. #850478
  5. #720367
  6. #5f0356
  7. #4c0244
  8. #390233
  9. #260122
  10. #130111
  11. #000000

Tints

#be05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be05ab
  2. #c51eb3
  3. #cb37bc
  4. #d250c4
  5. #d869cd
  6. #df82d5
  7. #e59bdd
  8. #ecb4e6
  9. #f2cdee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be05ab
  2. #b811a7
  3. #b21ea2
  4. #ab2a9e
  5. #a5369a
  6. #9f4396
  7. #994f91
  8. #935b8d
  9. #8c6789
  10. #867484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5871a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c72864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d46ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d59a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c41e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be05ab {
  color: #be05ab;
}
Background
.bg-be05ab {
  background-color: #be05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be05ab {
  border: 2px solid #be05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be05ab, #be054f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.51 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.11 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.35 #41fa54 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be05ab  rgb(190, 5, 171)  hsl(306, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05be18  rgb(5, 190, 24)  hsl(126, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#abbe05  rgb(171, 190, 5)  hsl(66, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#05abbe  rgb(5, 171, 190)  hsl(186, 95%, 38%)  Cadet Blue