Recognised as Colour

#BE4DE2

#BE4DE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE4DE2 is a violet with RGB values 190, 77, 226 and HSL 286°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BE4DE2

RGBrgb(190, 77, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.302, 0.8863

RGB percentages74.5%, 30.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(285.5, 72%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 65.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK15.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,471,778

CSS custom property--colour: #BE4DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#41B21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0279E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5084DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC6991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71E24D

Analogous#734DE2, #E24DBC

Triadic#E2BE4D, #4DE2BE

Split complementary#BCE24D, #4DE273

Tetradic#E2734D, #71E24D, #4DBCE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFF

Lighter +30%#EED1F7

Lighter +20%#DEA5F0

Lighter +10%#CE79E9

Darker −10%#AD23D9

Darker −20%#8A1CAD

Darker −30%#671581

Darker −40%#440E55

More saturated +25%#CB33FC

Less saturated −25%#B167C8

Channel breakdown

R190

G77

B226

Red190 (74.5%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue285.5°

Saturation (HSL)71.98%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 4D · B E2

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Colour values

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