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Recognised as Colour

#BE53A6

  • #BE53A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BE53A6 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 83, 166 and HSL 313°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE53A6#BE53A6
HEX#BE53A6
RGBrgb(190, 83, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3255, 0.651
RGB percentages74.5%, 32.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(313.5, 45.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 56.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 12.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,473,254
CSS custom property--colour: #BE53A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#41AC59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5571A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7581A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C75775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3Violet · ΔE 22.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53BE6B
Analogous#A153BE, #BE5370
Triadic#A6BE53, #53A6BE
Split complementary#71BE53, #53BEA0
Tetradic#BEA053, #53BE6B, #5371BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E7F3
Lighter +30%#E8C2DF
Lighter +20%#DA9DCC
Lighter +10%#CC78B9
Darker −10%#A13D8B
Darker −20%#7C2F6B
Darker −30%#57214B
Darker −40%#32132B
More saturated +25%#DC35B6
Less saturated −25%#A07196

Channel breakdown

R190
G83
B166
Red190 (74.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue313.46°
Saturation (HSL)45.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 53 · B A6

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