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Colour

#BE8EFF

  • #BE8EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BE8EFF is a violet with RGB values 190, 142, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BE8EFF#BE8EFF
HEX#BE8EFF
RGBrgb(190, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages74.5%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.5, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK25.5%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,488,447
CSS custom property--colour: #BE8EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#417100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Violet · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFFF8E
Analogous#8E97FF, #F68EFF
Triadic#FFBE8E, #8EFFBE
Split complementary#FFF78E, #97FF8E
Tetradic#FF8E97, #CFFF8E, #8EFFF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F4FF
Lighter +10%#DBC1FF
Darker −10%#A15BFF
Darker −20%#8328FF
Darker −30%#6800F4
Darker −40%#5200C1
More saturated +25%#BE8EFF
Less saturated −25%#C09CF1

Channel breakdown

R190
G142
B255
Red190 (74.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 8E · B FF

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