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Recognised as Colour

#BE3D97

  • #BE3D97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE3D97 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 61, 151 and HSL 318°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE3D97#BE3D97
HEX#BE3D97
RGBrgb(190, 61, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2392, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.5%, 23.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(318.1, 51.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 67.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.9%, 20.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,467,607
CSS custom property--colour: #BE3D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#41C268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48649Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7994no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CA3E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DBE64
Analogous#A43DBE, #BE3D57
Triadic#97BE3D, #3D97BE
Split complementary#57BE3D, #3DBEA4
Tetradic#BEA43D, #3DBE64, #3D57BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D5E9
Lighter +30%#E5AFD5
Lighter +20%#D988C0
Lighter +10%#CC62AC
Darker −10%#973178
Darker −20%#71245A
Darker −30%#4A183B
Darker −40%#240B1C
More saturated +25%#DD1EA3
Less saturated −25%#9F5C8B

Channel breakdown

R190
G61
B151
Red190 (74.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue318.14°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 3D · B 97

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