Colour

#BE89EB

#BE89EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BE89EB is a violet with RGB values 190, 137, 235 and HSL 272°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BE89EB

RGBrgb(190, 137, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5373, 0.9216

RGB percentages74.5%, 53.7%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(272.4, 71%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 41.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK19.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,487,147

CSS custom property--colour: #BE89EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#417614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#739DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B898AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6EB89

Analogous#8D89EB, #EB89E7

Triadic#EBBE89, #89EBBE

Split complementary#E7EB89, #89EB8D

Tetradic#EB8D89, #B6EB89, #89E7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE0FA

Lighter +10%#D6B5F2

Darker −10%#A65DE4

Darker −20%#8E32DC

Darker −30%#7420BB

Darker −40%#591890

More saturated +25%#BF78FC

Less saturated −25%#BD9ADA

Channel breakdown

R190

G137

B235

Red190 (74.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue272.45°

Saturation (HSL)71.01%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 89 · B EB

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Colour values

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