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Recognised as Colour

#BE59B0

  • #BE59B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BE59B0 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 89, 176 and HSL 308°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE59B0#BE59B0
HEX#BE59B0
RGBrgb(190, 89, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.349, 0.6902
RGB percentages74.5%, 34.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(308.3, 43.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 53.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 7.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,474,800
CSS custom property--colour: #BE59B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#41A64F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5776B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7484ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C5607Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.1Violet · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BE67
Analogous#9959BE, #BE597E
Triadic#B0BE59, #59B0BE
Split complementary#7EBE59, #59BE99
Tetradic#BE9959, #59BE67, #597EBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7ECF6
Lighter +30%#E9C7E4
Lighter +20%#DBA2D3
Lighter +10%#CC7EC1
Darker −10%#A44096
Darker −20%#7F3274
Darker −30%#5B2353
Darker −40%#361531
More saturated +25%#DB3CC5
Less saturated −25%#A1769B

Channel breakdown

R190
G89
B176
Red190 (74.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue308.32°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 59 · B B0

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