Recognised as Colour

#BE8AB7

#BE8AB7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE8AB7 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 138, 183 and HSL 308°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BE8AB7

RGBrgb(190, 138, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5412, 0.7176

RGB percentages74.5%, 54.1%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(308.1, 28.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 27.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 27.4%, 3.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,487,351

CSS custom property--colour: #BE8AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#417548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8996B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#959DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C28D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6 Thistle · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6 Light pink · ΔE 27 Pink · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABE91

Analogous#AB8ABE, #BE8A9D

Triadic#B7BE8A, #8AB7BE

Split complementary#9DBE8A, #8ABEAB

Tetradic#BEAB8A, #8ABE91, #8A9DBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5ECF4

Lighter +20%#E2CCDF

Lighter +10%#D0ABCB

Darker −10%#AC69A3

Darker −20%#915189

Darker −30%#713F6A

Darker −40%#502C4B

More saturated +25%#D573C8

Less saturated −25%#A7A1A6

Channel breakdown

R190

G138

B183

Red190 (74.5%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue308.08°

Saturation (HSL)28.57%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 8A · B B7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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