Colour

#BE33FF

#BE33FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BE33FF is a violet with RGB values 190, 51, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BE33FF#BE33FF

HEX#BE33FF

RGBrgb(190, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages74.5%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.9, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 80%, 100%)

CMYK25.5%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,465,151

CSS custom property--colour: #BE33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#41CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6689Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 15.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 23 Magenta · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74FF33

Analogous#5833FF, #FF33DA

Triadic#FFBE33, #33FFBE

Split complementary#DAFF33, #33FF58

Tetradic#FF5833, #74FF33, #33DAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFCCFF

Lighter +20%#DF99FF

Lighter +10%#CE66FF

Darker −10%#AE00FF

Darker −20%#8B00CC

Darker −30%#680099

Darker −40%#460066

More saturated +25%#BE33FF

Less saturated −25%#B54CE6

Channel breakdown

R190

G51

B255

Red190 (74.5%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 33 · B FF

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