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Recognised as Colour

#BE21DD

  • #BE21DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BE21DD is a magenta with RGB values 190, 33, 221 and HSL 290°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BE21DD#BE21DD
HEX#BE21DD
RGBrgb(190, 33, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1294, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.5%, 12.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(290.1, 74%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 85.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK14%, 85.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,460,509
CSS custom property--colour: #BE21DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#41DE22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3678D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BE5085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2Magenta · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40DD21
Analogous#6021DD, #DD219E
Triadic#DDBE21, #21DDBE
Split complementary#9EDD21, #21DD60
Tetradic#DD6021, #40DD21, #219EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D2F8
Lighter +30%#E5A5F2
Lighter +20%#D879EB
Lighter +10%#CB4DE4
Darker −10%#981AB1
Darker −20%#721484
Darker −30%#4C0D58
Darker −40%#25062C
More saturated +25%#D301FD
Less saturated −25%#A941BD

Channel breakdown

R190
G33
B221
Red190 (74.5%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue290.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 21 · B DD

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