Recognised as Colour
#BE6FBD
- #BE6FBD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BE6FBD is a magenta with RGB values 190, 111, 189 and HSL 301°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BE6FBD#BE6FBD
HEX#BE6FBD
RGBrgb(190, 111, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4353, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.5%, 43.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300.8, 37.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 41.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 0.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,480,445
CSS custom property--colour: #BE6FBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#419042
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FBE70
Analogous#986FBE, #BE6F96
Triadic#BDBE6F, #6FBDBE
Split complementary#96BE6F, #6FBE97
Tetradic#BE976F, #6FBE70, #6F96BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G111
B189
Red190 (74.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300.76°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 6F · B BD
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