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Recognised as Colour

#BE49A9

  • #BE49A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BE49A9 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 73, 169 and HSL 311°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE49A9#BE49A9
HEX#BE49A9
RGBrgb(190, 73, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2863, 0.6627
RGB percentages74.5%, 28.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(310.8, 47.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 61.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 11.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,470,697
CSS custom property--colour: #BE49A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#41B656

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7EA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C75072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Medium violet red · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49BE5E
Analogous#9849BE, #BE496F
Triadic#A9BE49, #49A9BE
Split complementary#6EBE49, #49BE98
Tetradic#BE9949, #49BE5E, #496FBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DFF0
Lighter +30%#E6BADE
Lighter +20%#D994CD
Lighter +10%#CB6FBB
Darker −10%#9C388A
Darker −20%#772A69
Darker −30%#511D48
Darker −40%#2B1026
More saturated +25%#DD2ABD
Less saturated −25%#9F6895

Channel breakdown

R190
G73
B169
Red190 (74.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue310.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 49 · B A9

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