Colour

#BE2997

#BE2997
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE2997 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 41, 151 and HSL 316°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE2997#BE2997

HEX#BE2997

RGBrgb(190, 41, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1608, 0.5922

RGB percentages74.5%, 16.1%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(315.7, 64.5%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.7, 78.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 78.4%, 20.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,462,487

CSS custom property--colour: #BE2997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#41D668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#375C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#687494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#CA2D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Hot pink · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29BE50

Analogous#9B29BE, #BE294C

Triadic#97BE29, #2997BE

Split complementary#4DBE29, #29BE9B

Tetradic#BE9A29, #29BE50, #294CBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C1E5

Lighter +30%#E997D3

Lighter +20%#E06DC2

Lighter +10%#D743B0

Darker −10%#942076

Darker −20%#6A1754

Darker −30%#400E33

Darker −40%#160512

More saturated +25%#DB0CA5

Less saturated −25%#A14689

Channel breakdown

R190

G41

B151

Red190 (74.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue315.7°

Saturation (HSL)64.5%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 29 · B 97

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