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Recognised as Colour

#BE78E4

  • #BE78E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BE78E4 is a violet with RGB values 190, 120, 228 and HSL 279°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BE78E4#BE78E4
HEX#BE78E4
RGBrgb(190, 120, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4706, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.5%, 47.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(278.9, 66.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 47.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK16.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,482,788
CSS custom property--colour: #BE78E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#41871B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6091E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7497E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BA89A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Orchid · ΔE 13.6Violet · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EE478
Analogous#8878E4, #E478D4
Triadic#E4BE78, #78E4BE
Split complementary#D4E478, #78E488
Tetradic#E48878, #9EE478, #78D4E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF7FD
Lighter +20%#E7CDF5
Lighter +10%#D2A3ED
Darker −10%#AA4EDC
Darker −20%#9329CD
Darker −30%#7520A3
Darker −40%#561878
More saturated +25%#C464F8
Less saturated −25%#B88CD0

Channel breakdown

R190
G120
B228
Red190 (74.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue278.89°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 78 · B E4

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