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Recognised as Colour

#BE18A5

  • #BE18A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BE18A5 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 24, 165 and HSL 309°, 78%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BE18A5#BE18A5
HEX#BE18A5
RGBrgb(190, 24, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0941, 0.6471
RGB percentages74.5%, 9.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(309, 77.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 87.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 87.4%, 13.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,458,149
CSS custom property--colour: #BE18A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#41E75A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B5BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E72A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C82B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Medium violet red · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18BE31
Analogous#8418BE, #BE1852
Triadic#A5BE18, #18A5BE
Split complementary#52BE18, #18BE84
Tetradic#BE8418, #18BE31, #1852BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ADEA
Lighter +30%#EF80DE
Lighter +20%#E953D3
Lighter +10%#E425C7
Darker −10%#91127E
Darker −20%#630D56
Darker −30%#36072F
Darker −40%#090108
More saturated +25%#D600B6
Less saturated −25%#A33392

Channel breakdown

R190
G24
B165
Red190 (74.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue309.04°
Saturation (HSL)77.57%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 18 · B A5

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