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Recognised as Colour

#BE48A2

  • #BE48A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BE48A2 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 72, 162 and HSL 314°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE48A2#BE48A2
HEX#BE48A2
RGBrgb(190, 72, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2824, 0.6353
RGB percentages74.5%, 28.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(314.2, 47.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 62.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 14.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,470,434
CSS custom property--colour: #BE48A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#41B75D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6BA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#707D9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C84D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6Hot pink · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48BE64
Analogous#9F48BE, #BE4867
Triadic#A2BE48, #48A2BE
Split complementary#67BE48, #48BE9F
Tetradic#BE9F48, #48BE64, #4867BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DFEF
Lighter +30%#E6B9DB
Lighter +20%#D993C8
Lighter +10%#CB6EB5
Darker −10%#9C3784
Darker −20%#762A64
Darker −30%#501D44
Darker −40%#2B0F24
More saturated +25%#DD29B2
Less saturated −25%#9F6792

Channel breakdown

R190
G72
B162
Red190 (74.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue314.24°
Saturation (HSL)47.58%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 48 · B A2

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