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Recognised as Colour

#BE08CA

  • #BE08CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE08CA is a magenta with RGB values 190, 8, 202 and HSL 296°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BE08CA#BE08CA
HEX#BE08CA
RGBrgb(190, 8, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0314, 0.7922
RGB percentages74.5%, 3.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(296.3, 92.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 96%, 79.2%)
CMYK5.9%, 96%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,454,090
CSS custom property--colour: #BE08CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#41F735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4374C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C23F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2Magenta · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14CA08
Analogous#5D08CA, #CA0875
Triadic#CABE08, #08CABE
Split complementary#75CA08, #08CA5D
Tetradic#CA5D08, #14CA08, #0875CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6A3FB
Lighter +30%#F172F9
Lighter +20%#EC41F7
Lighter +10%#E70FF6
Darker −10%#900699
Darker −20%#620468
Darker −30%#340237
Darker −40%#050006
More saturated +25%#C500D2
Less saturated −25%#A722B0

Channel breakdown

R190
G8
B202
Red190 (74.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue296.29°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 08 · B CA

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