Recognised as Colour
#BE80DE
- #BE80DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BE80DE is a violet with RGB values 190, 128, 222 and HSL 280°, 59%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BE80DE#BE80DE
HEX#BE80DE
RGBrgb(190, 128, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.502, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.5%, 50.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(279.6, 58.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 42.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,484,830
CSS custom property--colour: #BE80DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#417F21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0DE80
Analogous#8F80DE, #DE80CF
Triadic#DEBE80, #80DEBE
Split complementary#CFDE80, #80DE8F
Tetradic#DE8F80, #A0DE80, #80CFDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G128
B222
Red190 (74.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue279.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 80 · B DE
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