Recognised as Colour
#BE5E94
- #BE5E94
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BE5E94 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 94, 148 and HSL 326°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BE5E94#BE5E94
HEX#BE5E94
RGBrgb(190, 94, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3686, 0.5804
RGB percentages74.5%, 36.9%, 58%
HSLhsl(326.3, 42.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.3, 50.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 50.5%, 22.1%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,476,052
CSS custom property--colour: #BE5E94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#41A16B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EBE88
Analogous#B85EBE, #BE5E64
Triadic#94BE5E, #5E94BE
Split complementary#64BE5E, #5EBEB8
Tetradic#BEB85E, #5EBE88, #5E64BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G94
B148
Red190 (74.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue326.25°
Saturation (HSL)42.48%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 5E · B 94
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