Colour

#BE79AF

#BE79AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE79AF is a magenta with RGB values 190, 121, 175 and HSL 313°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE79AF#BE79AF

HEX#BE79AF

RGBrgb(190, 121, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4745, 0.6863

RGB percentages74.5%, 47.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(313, 34.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313, 36.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 36.3%, 7.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,482,991

CSS custom property--colour: #BE79AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#418650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7989B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A93ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C57C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4 Violet · ΔE 30.4 Hot pink · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BE88

Analogous#AA79BE, #BE798D

Triadic#AFBE79, #79AFBE

Split complementary#8DBE79, #79BEAA

Tetradic#BEAB79, #79BE88, #798DBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E0ED

Lighter +20%#DFBED8

Lighter +10%#CF9BC4

Darker −10%#AD579A

Darker −20%#8D447D

Darker −30%#6A345E

Darker −40%#482340

More saturated +25%#D760BD

Less saturated −25%#A592A1

Channel breakdown

R190

G121

B175

Red190 (74.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue313.04°

Saturation (HSL)34.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 79 · B AF

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