Recognised as Colour

#BE7ACE

#BE7ACE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE7ACE is a violet with RGB values 190, 122, 206 and HSL 289°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE7ACE#BE7ACE

HEX#BE7ACE

RGBrgb(190, 122, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4784, 0.8078

RGB percentages74.5%, 47.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(288.6, 46.2%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 40.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK7.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,483,278

CSS custom property--colour: #BE7ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#418531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E8FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8096CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BF849Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15 Plum · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ACE7A

Analogous#947ACE, #CE7AB4

Triadic#CEBE7A, #7ACEBE

Split complementary#B4CE7A, #7ACE94

Tetradic#CE947A, #8ACE7A, #7AB4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EAF7

Lighter +20%#E2C5E9

Lighter +10%#D09FDC

Darker −10%#AC55C0

Darker −20%#913DA5

Darker −30%#712F80

Darker −40%#50215B

More saturated +25%#CC63E5

Less saturated −25%#B091B7

Channel breakdown

R190

G122

B206

Red190 (74.5%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)46.15%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 7A · B CE

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Colour values

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