Colour

#BE74EA

#BE74EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE74EA is a violet with RGB values 190, 116, 234 and HSL 278°, 74%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BE74EA

RGBrgb(190, 116, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4549, 0.9176

RGB percentages74.5%, 45.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(277.6, 73.8%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 50.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK18.8%, 50.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,481,770

CSS custom property--colour: #BE74EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#418B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5690EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D95E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B987A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 16 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0EA74

Analogous#8374EA, #EA74DB

Triadic#EABE74, #74EABE

Split complementary#DBEA74, #74EA83

Tetradic#EA8374, #A0EA74, #74DBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FE

Lighter +20%#E7CDF7

Lighter +10%#D3A0F1

Darker −10%#A948E3

Darker −20%#9321D7

Darker −30%#751AAB

Darker −40%#57137F

More saturated +25%#C360FE

Less saturated −25%#B988D6

Channel breakdown

R190

G116

B234

Red190 (74.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue277.63°

Saturation (HSL)73.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 74 · B EA

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