Colour
#BE6797
- #BE6797
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BE6797 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 103, 151 and HSL 327°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BE6797#BE6797
HEX#BE6797
RGBrgb(190, 103, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4039, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.5%, 40.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(326.9, 40.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.9, 45.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 20.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,478,359
CSS custom property--colour: #BE6797;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#419868
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#67BE8E
Analogous#B967BE, #BE676C
Triadic#97BE67, #6797BE
Split complementary#6CBE67, #67BEB9
Tetradic#BEB967, #67BE8E, #676CBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G103
B151
Red190 (74.5%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue326.9°
Saturation (HSL)40.09%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 67 · B 97
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