Recognised as Colour

#BE78EC

#BE78EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BE78EC is a violet with RGB values 190, 120, 236 and HSL 276°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BE78EC

RGBrgb(190, 120, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4706, 0.9255

RGB percentages74.5%, 47.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(276.2, 75.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 49.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK19.5%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,482,796

CSS custom property--colour: #BE78EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#418713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B93F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B88BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Violet · ΔE 16.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6EC78

Analogous#8478EC, #EC78E0

Triadic#ECBE78, #78ECBE

Split complementary#E0EC78, #78EC84

Tetradic#EC8478, #A6EC78, #78E0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E9D1F9

Lighter +10%#D4A5F2

Darker −10%#A84BE6

Darker −20%#931FDF

Darker −30%#7519B2

Darker −40%#581385

More saturated +25%#C265FF

Less saturated −25%#BA8BD9

Channel breakdown

R190

G120

B236

Red190 (74.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue276.21°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 78 · B EC

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