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Recognised as Colour

#BE2AFF

  • #BE2AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BE2AFF is a violet with RGB values 190, 42, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BE2AFF#BE2AFF
HEX#BE2AFF
RGBrgb(190, 42, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1647, 1
RGB percentages74.5%, 16.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.7, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK25.5%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,462,847
CSS custom property--colour: #BE2AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#41D500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B6649Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5Magenta · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Medium blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BFF2A
Analogous#542AFF, #FF2AD5
Triadic#FFBE2A, #2AFFBE
Split complementary#D5FF2A, #2AFF54
Tetradic#FF542A, #6BFF2A, #2AD5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF6FF
Lighter +30%#EDC3FF
Lighter +20%#DD90FF
Lighter +10%#CE5DFF
Darker −10%#AB00F6
Darker −20%#8700C3
Darker −30%#640090
Darker −40%#41005D
More saturated +25%#BE2AFF
Less saturated −25%#B445E4

Channel breakdown

R190
G42
B255
Red190 (74.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 2A · B FF

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