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Colour

#BE7AE6

  • #BE7AE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BE7AE6 is a violet with RGB values 190, 122, 230 and HSL 278°, 68%, 69%. 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

#BE7AE6#BE7AE6
HEX#BE7AE6
RGBrgb(190, 122, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4784, 0.902
RGB percentages74.5%, 47.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(277.8, 68.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 47%, 90.2%)
CMYK17.4%, 47%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,483,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BE7AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#418519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6293EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7498E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BA8BA5no 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 text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Orchid · ΔE 14.2Violet · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2E67A
Analogous#887AE6, #E67AD8
Triadic#E6BE7A, #7AE6BE
Split complementary#D8E67A, #7AE688
Tetradic#E6887A, #A2E67A, #7AD8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFE
Lighter +20%#E8D0F6
Lighter +10%#D3A5EE
Darker −10%#A94FDE
Darker −20%#9328D2
Darker −30%#751FA8
Darker −40%#57177D
More saturated +25%#C366FA
Less saturated −25%#B98ED2

Channel breakdown

R190
G122
B230
Red190 (74.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue277.78°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 7A · B E6

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