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#be5eca color: Purple Urn Orchid

#be5eca is rgb(190, 94, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.729% 0.18239 323.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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293°
100%

63.7%
0.182
323°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #be5eca

#be5eca is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.182 chroma and a hue of 323°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.72:1 contrast and black text 5.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Urn Orchid (#c364c5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #be5eca mixed with white

  1. be5eca
  2. c56fd0
  3. cc80d6
  4. d390db
  5. daa0e1
  6. e1b0e6
  7. e7c0eb
  8. edd0f1
  9. f3dff5
  10. f9effa

Darker: #be5eca mixed with black

  1. be5eca
  2. a551af
  3. 8c4495
  4. 75377c
  5. 5e2b64
  6. 481f4d
  7. 331437
  8. 1f0a22
  9. 0d030f
  10. 020002

Calmer: #be5eca with less saturation

  1. be5eca
  2. b964c4
  3. b56abe
  4. b06fb8
  5. ab74b2
  6. a678ac
  7. a17da5
  8. 9c819f
  9. 978498
  10. 918892

Questions about #be5eca

What color is #be5eca?

#be5eca is soft magenta. The closest named color is Purple Urn Orchid. In RGB it is rgb(190, 94, 202), in HSL hsl(293.33, 50.47%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.729% 0.18239 323.066).

What colors go well with #be5eca?

The complementary color of #be5eca is #34a634. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9270ee and #da5295. The triadic partners are #b78000 and #00a1ae.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5eca?

White text reads better on #be5eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and black gives 5.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5eca a warm or cool color?

#be5eca is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 323 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.182.