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Recognised as Colour

#BE3EE7

  • #BE3EE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE3EE7 is a violet with RGB values 190, 62, 231 and HSL 285°, 78%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BE3EE7#BE3EE7
HEX#BE3EE7
RGBrgb(190, 62, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2431, 0.9059
RGB percentages74.5%, 24.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(285.4, 77.9%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 73.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,467,943
CSS custom property--colour: #BE3EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#41C118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E80E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC6290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67E73E
Analogous#6A3EE7, #E73EBB
Triadic#E7BE3E, #3EE7BE
Split complementary#BBE73E, #3EE769
Tetradic#E76A3E, #67E73E, #3EBCE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF3FE
Lighter +30%#ECC6F8
Lighter +20%#DD99F2
Lighter +10%#CD6BED
Darker −10%#AA1BD7
Darker −20%#8615AA
Darker −30%#620F7D
Darker −40%#3E0A4F
More saturated +25%#CA26FF
Less saturated −25%#B059CC

Channel breakdown

R190
G62
B231
Red190 (74.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue285.44°
Saturation (HSL)77.88%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 3E · B E7

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