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Recognised as Colour

#BE2CDA

  • #BE2CDA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE2CDA is a magenta with RGB values 190, 44, 218 and HSL 290°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BE2CDA#BE2CDA
HEX#BE2CDA
RGBrgb(190, 44, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1725, 0.8549
RGB percentages74.5%, 17.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(290.3, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK12.8%, 79.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,463,322
CSS custom property--colour: #BE2CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#41D325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#407AD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BF5385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Fuchsia · ΔE 24.7Magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48DA2C
Analogous#672CDA, #DA2C9F
Triadic#DABE2C, #2CDABE
Split complementary#9FDA2C, #2CDA67
Tetradic#DA672C, #48DA2C, #2C9FDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DAF8
Lighter +30%#E6AEF1
Lighter +20%#D983E9
Lighter +10%#CB57E2
Darker −10%#9C1FB4
Darker −20%#761888
Darker −30%#50105D
Darker −40%#2B0931
More saturated +25%#D30DF9
Less saturated −25%#A94BBB

Channel breakdown

R190
G44
B218
Red190 (74.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue290.34°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 2C · B DA

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