Colour

#BE42BE

#BE42BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE42BE is a magenta with RGB values 190, 66, 190 and HSL 300°, 49%, 50%. 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

#BE42BE#BE42BE

HEX#BE42BE

RGBrgb(190, 66, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2588, 0.7451

RGB percentages74.5%, 25.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(300, 48.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 65.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,468,926

CSS custom property--colour: #BE42BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#41BD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#316DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#617DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 21.5 Purple · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BE42

Analogous#8042BE, #BE4280

Triadic#BEBE42, #42BEBE

Split complementary#80BE42, #42BE80

Tetradic#BE8042, #42BE42, #4280BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DAF2

Lighter +30%#E5B4E5

Lighter +20%#D88ED8

Lighter +10%#CB68CB

Darker −10%#993499

Darker −20%#732773

Darker −30%#4D1A4D

Darker −40%#270D27

More saturated +25%#DE22DE

Less saturated −25%#9E629E

Channel breakdown

R190

G66

B190

Red190 (74.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)48.82%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BE · G 42 · B BE

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