Palettes / Colors / #BE1995

#BE1995 — Pink

#BE1995 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BE1995 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE1995 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #19BE42; it also sits naturally between #9419BE and #BE1942. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 10% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 22% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE1995

.text { color: #BE1995; }
.background { background-color: #BE1995; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE1995; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 25, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE1995; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 25, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE1995; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 25, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE1995">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE1995">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE1995

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Tones of #BE1995

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19BE42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE1995: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE1995

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BE1995 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE1995 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE1995?

#BE1995 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 25, 149). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE1995?

#BE1995 is RGB 190, 25, 149 — HSL 315°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 22%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE1995?

Its complement is #19BE42; analogous partners are #9419BE and #BE1942. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE1995 for text?

White text on #BE1995 has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.