Colour
#BE8FD8
- #BE8FD8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BE8FD8 is a violet with RGB values 190, 143, 216 and HSL 279°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BE8FD8#BE8FD8
HEX#BE8FD8
RGBrgb(190, 143, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5608, 0.8471
RGB percentages74.5%, 56.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(278.6, 48.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 33.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK12%, 33.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,488,664
CSS custom property--colour: #BE8FD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3555WCAG 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 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#417027
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9D88F
Analogous#9A8FD8, #D88FCD
Triadic#D8BE8F, #8FD8BE
Split complementary#CDD88F, #8FD89A
Tetradic#D89A8F, #A9D88F, #8FCDD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G143
B216
Red190 (74.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue278.63°
Saturation (HSL)48.34%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 8F · B D8
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