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Recognised as Colour

#BE81EA

  • #BE81EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BE81EA is a violet with RGB values 190, 129, 234 and HSL 275°, 71%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BE81EA#BE81EA
HEX#BE81EA
RGBrgb(190, 129, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5059, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.5%, 50.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(274.9, 71.4%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 44.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.8%, 44.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,485,098
CSS custom property--colour: #BE81EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#417E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6998EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#799CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B992AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Orchid · ΔE 16.1Violet · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADEA81
Analogous#8A81EA, #EA81E1
Triadic#EABE81, #81EABE
Split complementary#E2EA81, #81EA89
Tetradic#EA8981, #ADEA81, #81E1EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBD8F9
Lighter +10%#D5ADF1
Darker −10%#A755E3
Darker −20%#912ADB
Darker −30%#751EB4
Darker −40%#591788
More saturated +25%#C16FFC
Less saturated −25%#BB93D8

Channel breakdown

R190
G129
B234
Red190 (74.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue274.86°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 81 · B EA

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