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#BE22BD closest to Explosive Purple

#BE22BD is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Explosive Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 13.3% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(190, 34, 189)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 70% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. #BE22BD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.06:1.

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Variations of #BE22BD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BE22BD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BE22BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE22BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5375B9
  • Protanopia 48% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0062C1
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6659BF
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5375B9
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F63BB
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C43F72
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C230A0
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #886288

#BE22BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.06:1 Good#BE22BD text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.15:1 Poor#BE22BD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BE22BD in CSS

/* Explosive Purple */
.color { color: #BE22BD; }
.background { background-color: #BE22BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE22BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 34 189);
color: hsl(300 70% 44%);
color: oklch(0.573 0.243 328.5);

#BE22BD FAQ

What color is #BE22BD?

#BE22BD is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Explosive Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BE22BD?

#BE22BD is rgb(190, 34, 189) in RGB, hsl(300, 70%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 82%, 1%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE22BD?

The complementary color of #BE22BD is #22BE23, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE22BD?

White text has the best contrast on #BE22BD: 5.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE22BD a warm or cool color?

#BE22BD is a cool color.