Recognised as Colour
#BE8BD2
- #BE8BD2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BE8BD2 is a violet with RGB values 190, 139, 210 and HSL 283°, 44%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BE8BD2#BE8BD2
HEX#BE8BD2
RGBrgb(190, 139, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5451, 0.8235
RGB percentages74.5%, 54.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(283.1, 44.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 33.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK9.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,487,634
CSS custom property--colour: #BE8BD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#41742D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FD28B
Analogous#9B8BD2, #D28BC2
Triadic#D2BE8B, #8BD2BE
Split complementary#C3D28B, #8BD29B
Tetradic#D29B8B, #9FD28B, #8BC2D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G139
B210
Red190 (74.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue283.1°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 8B · B D2
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