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#BE287C

#be287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#be287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.95% magenta, 34.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 326.4°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #be287c
  2. #28be6a

Split complementary

  1. #be287c
  2. #31be28
  3. #28beb5

Analogous

  1. #b528be
  2. #be287c
  3. #be2831

Triadic

  1. #be287c
  2. #7cbe28
  3. #287cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be287c
  2. #be6a28
  3. #28be6a
  4. #287cbe

Square

  1. #be287c
  2. #beb528
  3. #28be6a
  4. #2831be

Monochromatic

  1. #400d2a
  2. #7f1b53
  3. #be287c
  4. #dc57a1
  5. #e996c4

Shades

#be287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be287c
  2. #ab2470
  3. #982063
  4. #851c57
  5. #72184a
  6. #5f143e
  7. #4c1032
  8. #390c25
  9. #260819
  10. #13040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#be287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be287c
  2. #c53e89
  3. #cb5396
  4. #d269a3
  5. #d87eb0
  6. #df94be
  7. #e5a9cb
  8. #ecbfd8
  9. #f2d4e5
  10. #f9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be287c
  2. #b8317c
  3. #b23a7d
  4. #ab427d
  5. #a54b7e
  6. #9f547e
  7. #995d7e
  8. #93667f
  9. #8c6e7f
  10. #867780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925671 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45577e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd184f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87497d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965d7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be287c {
  color: #be287c;
}
Background
.bg-be287c {
  background-color: #be287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be287c {
  border: 2px solid #be287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be287c, #be2831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.33 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.94 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.66 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.59 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.07 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.50 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.70 #41d783 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#be287c  rgb(190, 40, 124)  hsl(326, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#28be6a  rgb(40, 190, 106)  hsl(146, 65%, 45%)  Emerald
#7cbe28  rgb(124, 190, 40)  hsl(86, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green
#287cbe  rgb(40, 124, 190)  hsl(206, 65%, 45%)  Tufts Blue