Colour

#BE75E1

#BE75E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE75E1 is a violet with RGB values 190, 117, 225 and HSL 281°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BE75E1

RGBrgb(190, 117, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4588, 0.8824

RGB percentages74.5%, 45.9%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(280.6, 64.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 48%, 88.2%)

CMYK15.6%, 48%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,482,017

CSS custom property--colour: #BE75E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29106WCAG 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 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#418A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E8FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7395DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BB85A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5 Violet · ΔE 14.6 Slate blue · ΔE 23.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98E175

Analogous#8875E1, #E175CE

Triadic#E1BE75, #75E1BE

Split complementary#CEE175, #75E188

Tetradic#E18875, #98E175, #75CEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3FC

Lighter +20%#E5C9F3

Lighter +10%#D29FEA

Darker −10%#AA4BD8

Darker −20%#932BC5

Darker −30%#74229B

Darker −40%#551971

More saturated +25%#C560F6

Less saturated −25%#B78ACC

Channel breakdown

R190

G117

B225

Red190 (74.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue280.56°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 75 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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