Colour

#BE005F

#BE005F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE005F is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 95 and HSL 330°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE005F#BE005F

HEX#BE005F

RGBrgb(190, 0, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.3725

RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(330, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 50%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,451,935

CSS custom property--colour: #BE005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#41FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424B61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#706C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4 Deep pink · ΔE 23.9 Hot pink · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9 Crimson · ΔE 31.9 Indian red · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BE5F

Analogous#BE00BE, #BE0000

Triadic#5FBE00, #005FBE

Split complementary#00BE00, #00BEBE

Tetradic#BEBE00, #00BE5F, #0000BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF8BC5

Lighter +30%#FF58AB

Lighter +20%#FF2592

Lighter +10%#F10079

Darker −10%#8B0046

Darker −20%#58002C

Darker −30%#250013

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE005F

Less saturated −25%#A6185F

Channel breakdown

R190

B95

Red190 (74.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 5F

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