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Recognised as Colour

#BE3ECB

  • #BE3ECB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE3ECB is a magenta with RGB values 190, 62, 203 and HSL 294°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE3ECB#BE3ECB
HEX#BE3ECB
RGBrgb(190, 62, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2431, 0.7961
RGB percentages74.5%, 24.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(294.5, 57.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 69.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK6.4%, 69.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,467,915
CSS custom property--colour: #BE3ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#41C134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#146ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#577DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C15680no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 22.5Violet · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BCB3E
Analogous#783ECB, #CB3E91
Triadic#CBBE3E, #3ECBBE
Split complementary#91CB3E, #3ECB78
Tetradic#CB783E, #4BCB3E, #3E91CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DFF6
Lighter +30%#E7B7EB
Lighter +20%#D98EE1
Lighter +10%#CC66D6
Darker −10%#9D2DA9
Darker −20%#782380
Darker −30%#521858
Darker −40%#2D0D30
More saturated +25%#D71FEA
Less saturated −25%#A55DAC

Channel breakdown

R190
G62
B203
Red190 (74.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue294.47°
Saturation (HSL)57.55%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 3E · B CB

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