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Recognised as Colour

#BE60E2

  • #BE60E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE60E2 is a violet with RGB values 190, 96, 226 and HSL 283°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE60E2#BE60E2
HEX#BE60E2
RGBrgb(190, 96, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3765, 0.8863
RGB percentages74.5%, 37.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(283.4, 69.1%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 57.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK15.9%, 57.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,476,642
CSS custom property--colour: #BE60E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#419F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C83E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#608BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC7698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.8Orchid · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18Violet · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E260
Analogous#7D60E2, #E260C5
Triadic#E2BE60, #60E2BE
Split complementary#C5E260, #60E27D
Tetradic#E27D60, #84E260, #60C5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E1FA
Lighter +20%#E1B6F2
Lighter +10%#D08BEA
Darker −10%#AC35DA
Darker −20%#9022BA
Darker −30%#6F1A8F
Darker −40%#4D1264
More saturated +25%#C849FA
Less saturated −25%#B478CB

Channel breakdown

R190
G96
B226
Red190 (74.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue283.38°
Saturation (HSL)69.15%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 60 · B E2

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