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Recognised as Colour

#BE46D3

  • #BE46D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE46D3 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 70, 211 and HSL 291°, 62%, 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

#BE46D3#BE46D3
HEX#BE46D3
RGBrgb(190, 70, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2745, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.5%, 27.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(291.1, 61.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 66.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK10%, 66.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,469,971
CSS custom property--colour: #BE46D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#41B92C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1973D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5680D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C05E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BD346
Analogous#7746D3, #D346A2
Triadic#D3BE46, #46D3BE
Split complementary#A2D346, #46D378
Tetradic#D37846, #5BD346, #46A2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EBFA
Lighter +30%#E9C2F0
Lighter +20%#DB98E7
Lighter +10%#CC6FDD
Darker −10%#A52CBA
Darker −20%#802291
Darker −30%#5C1967
Darker −40%#370F3E
More saturated +25%#D229F0
Less saturated −25%#AA63B6

Channel breakdown

R190
G70
B211
Red190 (74.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue291.06°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 46 · B D3

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