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Recognised as Colour

#BE388A

  • #BE388A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE388A is a magenta with RGB values 190, 56, 138 and HSL 323°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE388A#BE388A
HEX#BE388A
RGBrgb(190, 56, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2196, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.5%, 22%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(323.3, 54.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 70.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.5%, 27.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,466,314
CSS custom property--colour: #BE388A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#41C775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5F8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#717787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB345Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.7Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 25.3Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1Purple · ΔE 26.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38BE6C
Analogous#AF38BE, #BE3847
Triadic#8ABE38, #388ABE
Split complementary#47BE38, #38BEAF
Tetradic#BEAF38, #38BE6C, #3847BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D1E5
Lighter +30%#E6A9CE
Lighter +20%#DA82B8
Lighter +10%#CF5AA1
Darker −10%#972C6D
Darker −20%#6F2151
Darker −30%#481534
Darker −40%#200A18
More saturated +25%#DD1991
Less saturated −25%#9F5783

Channel breakdown

R190
G56
B138
Red190 (74.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue323.28°
Saturation (HSL)54.47%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 38 · B 8A

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