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Recognised as Colour

#BE03E6

  • #BE03E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BE03E6 is a violet with RGB values 190, 3, 230 and HSL 289°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BE03E6#BE03E6
HEX#BE03E6
RGBrgb(190, 3, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0118, 0.902
RGB percentages74.5%, 1.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(289.4, 97.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 98.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK17.4%, 98.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,452,838
CSS custom property--colour: #BE03E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#41FC19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1976E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Fuchsia · ΔE 19.5Magenta · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BE603
Analogous#4C03E6, #E6039D
Triadic#E6BE03, #03E6BE
Split complementary#9DE603, #03E64C
Tetradic#E64C03, #2BE603, #039DE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B7FE
Lighter +30%#E885FD
Lighter +20%#DF52FD
Lighter +10%#D520FC
Darker −10%#9402B4
Darker −20%#6B0281
Darker −30%#41014F
Darker −40%#18001D
More saturated +25%#C000E9
Less saturated −25%#AB20C9

Channel breakdown

R190
G3
B230
Red190 (74.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue289.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 03 · B E6

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