Colour

#BE26AE

#BE26AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BE26AE is a magenta with RGB values 190, 38, 174 and HSL 306°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BE26AE#BE26AE

HEX#BE26AE

RGBrgb(190, 38, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.149, 0.6824

RGB percentages74.5%, 14.9%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(306.3, 66.7%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 80%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 80%, 8.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,461,742

CSS custom property--colour: #BE26AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 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#505050

Inverted#41D951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D60B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D75ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C7386Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 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 magenta · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 17 Purple · ΔE 20.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Orchid · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26BE36

Analogous#8226BE, #BE2662

Triadic#AEBE26, #26AEBE

Split complementary#62BE26, #26BE82

Tetradic#BE8226, #26BE36, #2662BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BEED

Lighter +30%#EA94E0

Lighter +20%#E169D4

Lighter +10%#D83FC8

Darker −10%#941E87

Darker −20%#691560

Darker −30%#3F0D39

Darker −40%#140412

More saturated +25%#DB0AC5

Less saturated −25%#A24398

Channel breakdown

R190

G38

B174

Red190 (74.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue306.32°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 26 · B AE

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