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Recognised as Colour

#BE459E

  • #BE459E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE459E is a magenta with RGB values 190, 69, 158 and HSL 316°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE459E#BE459E
HEX#BE459E
RGBrgb(190, 69, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2706, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.5%, 27.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(315.9, 48.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 63.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.7%, 16.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,469,662
CSS custom property--colour: #BE459E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#41BA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B68A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#707C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C8486Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.1Orchid · ΔE 17.6Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45BE65
Analogous#A245BE, #BE4561
Triadic#9EBE45, #459EBE
Split complementary#62BE45, #45BEA1
Tetradic#BEA145, #45BE65, #4562BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DCED
Lighter +30%#E6B6D9
Lighter +20%#D891C5
Lighter +10%#CB6BB2
Darker −10%#9A3680
Darker −20%#742960
Darker −30%#4F1B41
Darker −40%#290E22
More saturated +25%#DD26AD
Less saturated −25%#9F648F

Channel breakdown

R190
G69
B158
Red190 (74.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue315.87°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 45 · B 9E

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