Popstar (#BE4F62)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.68:1 — vs black: 4.48:1

Color values

  • HEX #BE4F62
  • RGB rgb(190, 79, 98)
  • HSL hsl(349, 58%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 58.42, 48.42, 25.49 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BE4F62 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#4FBEAB
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#BE4F9A
#BE734F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#62BE4F
#4F62BE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#4FBE73
#4F9ABE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#9ABE4F
#4FBEAB
#734FBE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Popstar
#BE4F62 Base
#551F28
#8D3443
#A73E50
#C96D7D
#D38794
#E7BFC6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Popstar, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130709
#36141A
#5A212B
#7D2E3C
#A13B4D
Popstar #BE4F62 Base
#CA6E7E
#D58E9A
#E1ADB6
#ECCDD2
#F8ECEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BE4F62. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BE4F62;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BE4F62;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BE4F62;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BE4F62,
        #98E4D7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BE4F62,
        #98E4D7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$popstar: #BE4F62;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$popstar-r: 190;
$popstar-g: 79;
$popstar-b: 98;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $popstar;
    color: rgba($popstar-r, $popstar-g, $popstar-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Popstar appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BE4F62 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7D7D5E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #636363 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #BD5252 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #747474 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Popstar ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Popstar #BE4F62 Base
Dark Terra Cotta #CC4E5C ΔE 3.95
Brick Red #CB4154 ΔE 4.40
Deep Puce #A95C68 ΔE 5.15
English Red #AB4B52 ΔE 5.35

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.