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Recognised as Colour

#BE71EB

  • #BE71EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE71EB is a violet with RGB values 190, 113, 235 and HSL 278°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE71EB#BE71EB
HEX#BE71EB
RGBrgb(190, 113, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4431, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.5%, 44.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(277.9, 75.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 51.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK19.1%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,481,003
CSS custom property--colour: #BE71EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#418E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6994E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#B985A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 16.2Violet · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EEB71
Analogous#8171EB, #EB71DB
Triadic#EBBE71, #71EBBE
Split complementary#DBEB71, #71EB81
Tetradic#EB8171, #9EEB71, #71DBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF7FE
Lighter +20%#E7CAF8
Lighter +10%#D29EF1
Darker −10%#AA44E5
Darker −20%#931ED8
Darker −30%#7518AB
Darker −40%#56127E
More saturated +25%#C35DFF
Less saturated −25%#B985D7

Channel breakdown

R190
G113
B235
Red190 (74.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue277.87°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 71 · B EB

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