Recognised as Colour

#BE23DD

#BE23DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BE23DD is a magenta with RGB values 190, 35, 221 and HSL 290°, 73%, 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

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HEX#BE23DD

RGBrgb(190, 35, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1373, 0.8667

RGB percentages74.5%, 13.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(290, 73.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 84.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK14%, 84.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,461,021

CSS custom property--colour: #BE23DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#41DC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Deuteranopia#3779D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 17.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5 Magenta · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42DD23

Analogous#6123DD, #DD239F

Triadic#DDBE23, #23DDBE

Split complementary#9FDD23, #23DD61

Tetradic#DD6123, #42DD23, #239FDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D4F8

Lighter +30%#E5A8F1

Lighter +20%#D87BEB

Lighter +10%#CB4FE4

Darker −10%#991BB2

Darker −20%#731585

Darker −30%#4D0E59

Darker −40%#27072D

More saturated +25%#D303FD

Less saturated −25%#A943BD

Channel breakdown

R190

G35

B221

Red190 (74.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)73.23%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 23 · B DD

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