Recognised as Colour
#BE5AA6
- #BE5AA6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BE5AA6 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 90, 166 and HSL 314°, 43%, 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
#BE5AA6#BE5AA6
HEX#BE5AA6
RGBrgb(190, 90, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3529, 0.651
RGB percentages74.5%, 35.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(314.4, 43.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 52.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 12.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,475,046
CSS custom property--colour: #BE5AA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#41A559
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5ABE72
Analogous#A45ABE, #BE5A74
Triadic#A6BE5A, #5AA6BE
Split complementary#74BE5A, #5ABEA4
Tetradic#BEA45A, #5ABE72, #5A74BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G90
B166
Red190 (74.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue314.4°
Saturation (HSL)43.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 5A · B A6
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