Colour

#BE4281

#BE4281
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE4281 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 66, 129 and HSL 330°, 49%, 50%. 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

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HEX#BE4281

RGBrgb(190, 66, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2588, 0.5059

RGB percentages74.5%, 25.9%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(329.5, 48.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.5, 65.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.3%, 32.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,468,865

CSS custom property--colour: #BE4281;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#41BD7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#77797Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CC3A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Hot pink · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 29.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.5 Indian red · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42BE7F

Analogous#BD42BE, #BE4243

Triadic#81BE42, #4281BE

Split complementary#43BE42, #42BEBD

Tetradic#BEBD42, #42BE7F, #4243BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2DAE6

Lighter +30%#E5B4CD

Lighter +20%#D88EB4

Lighter +10%#CB689A

Darker −10%#993467

Darker −20%#73274E

Darker −30%#4D1A34

Darker −40%#270D1A

More saturated +25%#DE2282

Less saturated −25%#9E6280

Channel breakdown

R190

G66

B129

Red190 (74.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue329.52°

Saturation (HSL)48.82%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 42 · B 81

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