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#BE21C8

#be21c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be21c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 83.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 296.41°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #be21c8
  2. #2bc821

Split complementary

  1. #be21c8
  2. #7fc821
  3. #21c86b

Analogous

  1. #6b21c8
  2. #be21c8
  3. #c8217f

Triadic

  1. #be21c8
  2. #c8be21
  3. #21c8be

Tetradic

  1. #be21c8
  2. #c8212b
  3. #2bc821
  4. #21c8be

Square

  1. #be21c8
  2. #c86b21
  3. #2bc821
  4. #217fc8

Monochromatic

  1. #410b45
  2. #801686
  3. #be21c8
  4. #da53e3
  5. #e895ed

Shades

#be21c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be21c8
  2. #ab1eb4
  3. #981aa0
  4. #85178c
  5. #721478
  6. #5f1164
  7. #4c0d50
  8. #390a3c
  9. #260728
  10. #130314
  11. #000000

Tints

#be21c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be21c8
  2. #c537ce
  3. #cb4dd3
  4. #d264d9
  5. #d87ade
  6. #df90e4
  7. #e5a6e9
  8. #ecbcef
  9. #f2d3f4
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be21c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be21c8
  2. #b82bc1
  3. #b234ba
  4. #ab3eb2
  5. #a547ab
  6. #9f51a4
  7. #995a9d
  8. #936496
  9. #8c6d8e
  10. #867787
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965a9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b76c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c24578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7951cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1399e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be21c8 {
  color: #be21c8;
}
Background
.bg-be21c8 {
  background-color: #be21c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be21c8 {
  border: 2px solid #be21c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be21c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be21c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be21c8, #c8217f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be21c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.43 #41de37 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#be21c8  rgb(190, 33, 200)  hsl(296, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#2bc821  rgb(43, 200, 33)  hsl(116, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#c8be21  rgb(200, 190, 33)  hsl(56, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#21c8be  rgb(33, 200, 190)  hsl(176, 72%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise