Recognised as Colour

#BE91D7

#BE91D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE91D7 is a violet with RGB values 190, 145, 215 and HSL 279°, 47%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BE91D7

RGBrgb(190, 145, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5686, 0.8431

RGB percentages74.5%, 56.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(278.6, 46.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 32.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK11.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,489,175

CSS custom property--colour: #BE91D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#416E28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869FDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC9AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Thistle · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAD791

Analogous#9B91D7, #D791CD

Triadic#D7BE91, #91D7BE

Split complementary#CDD791, #91D79B

Tetradic#D79B91, #AAD791, #91CDD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADCF2

Lighter +10%#D4B6E5

Darker −10%#A86CC9

Darker −20%#9246BC

Darker −30%#753798

Darker −40%#582A72

More saturated +25%#C37EEA

Less saturated −25%#B9A4C4

Channel breakdown

R190

G145

B215

Red190 (74.5%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue278.57°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 91 · B D7

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