Colour

#BE7FCB

#BE7FCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE7FCB is a violet with RGB values 190, 127, 203 and HSL 290°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE7FCB#BE7FCB

HEX#BE7FCB

RGBrgb(190, 127, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.498, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.5%, 49.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(289.7, 42.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 37.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,484,555

CSS custom property--colour: #BE7FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 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#929292

Inverted#418034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7591CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8598C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BF889Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 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

Plum · ΔE 14.5 Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CCB7F

Analogous#987FCB, #CB7FB2

Triadic#CBBE7F, #7FCBBE

Split complementary#B2CB7F, #7FCB98

Tetradic#CB987F, #8CCB7F, #7FB2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5ECF7

Lighter +20%#E3C8E8

Lighter +10%#D0A3DA

Darker −10%#AC5BBC

Darker −20%#9242A2

Darker −30%#71337E

Darker −40%#50245A

More saturated +25%#CD68E2

Less saturated −25%#AF95B4

Channel breakdown

R190

G127

B203

Red190 (74.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue289.74°

Saturation (HSL)42.22%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 7F · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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