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Recognised as Colour

#BE6AFE

  • #BE6AFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE6AFE is a violet with RGB values 190, 106, 254 and HSL 274°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE6AFE#BE6AFE
HEX#BE6AFE
RGBrgb(190, 106, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4157, 0.9961
RGB percentages74.5%, 41.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(274.1, 98.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 58.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK25.2%, 58.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,479,230
CSS custom property--colour: #BE6AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#419501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5392FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B486AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAFE6A
Analogous#746AFE, #FE6AF4
Triadic#FEBE6A, #6AFEBE
Split complementary#F4FE6A, #6AFE74
Tetradic#FE746A, #AAFE6A, #6AF4FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EACFFF
Lighter +10%#D49DFE
Darker −10%#A837FE
Darker −20%#9205FD
Darker −30%#7501CE
Darker −40%#58019B
More saturated +25%#BE69FF
Less saturated −25%#BB7DEB

Channel breakdown

R190
G106
B254
Red190 (74.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue274.05°
Saturation (HSL)98.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 6A · B FE

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