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Recognised as Colour

#BE37D6

  • #BE37D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE37D6 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 55, 214 and HSL 291°, 66%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BE37D6#BE37D6
HEX#BE37D6
RGBrgb(190, 55, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2157, 0.8392
RGB percentages74.5%, 21.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(290.9, 66%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 74.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK11.2%, 74.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,466,134
CSS custom property--colour: #BE37D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#41C829

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A7CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF5785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FD637
Analogous#6F37D6, #D6379F
Triadic#D6BE37, #37D6BE
Split complementary#9FD637, #37D66E
Tetradic#D66E37, #4FD637, #379FD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E0F9
Lighter +30%#E7B6F0
Lighter +20%#DA8CE7
Lighter +10%#CC61DF
Darker −10%#9F25B5
Darker −20%#7A1C8B
Darker −30%#551460
Darker −40%#2F0B36
More saturated +25%#D319F4
Less saturated −25%#A955B8

Channel breakdown

R190
G55
B214
Red190 (74.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue290.94°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 37 · B D6

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