Colour
#BE70BE
- #BE70BE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BE70BE is a magenta with RGB values 190, 112, 190 and HSL 300°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BE70BE#BE70BE
HEX#BE70BE
RGBrgb(190, 112, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4392, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.5%, 43.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(300, 37.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 41.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,480,702
CSS custom property--colour: #BE70BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#418F41
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70BE70
Analogous#9770BE, #BE7097
Triadic#BEBE70, #70BEBE
Split complementary#97BE70, #70BE97
Tetradic#BE9770, #70BE70, #7097BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G112
B190
Red190 (74.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BE · G 70 · B BE
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