Colour

#BE46D1

#BE46D1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE46D1 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 70, 209 and HSL 292°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BE46D1

RGBrgb(190, 70, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2745, 0.8196

RGB percentages74.5%, 27.5%, 82%

HSLhsl(291.8, 60.2%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 66.5%, 82%)

CMYK9.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,469,969

CSS custom property--colour: #BE46D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#41B92E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D73D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#5880CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Tritanopia#C05E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 23.9 Purple · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59D146

Analogous#7946D1, #D1469E

Triadic#D1BE46, #46D1BE

Split complementary#9FD146, #46D179

Tetradic#D17946, #59D146, #469ED1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E9FA

Lighter +30%#E9C1EF

Lighter +20%#DB98E5

Lighter +10%#CC6FDB

Darker −10%#A42DB7

Darker −20%#7F238E

Darker −30%#5B1965

Darker −40%#360F3C

More saturated +25%#D329EE

Less saturated −25%#A963B4

Channel breakdown

R190

G70

B209

Red190 (74.5%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue291.8°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 46 · B D1

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Colour values

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