Recognised as Colour
#BE94D4
- #BE94D4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BE94D4 is a violet with RGB values 190, 148, 212 and HSL 279°, 43%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BE94D4#BE94D4
HEX#BE94D4
RGBrgb(190, 148, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5804, 0.8314
RGB percentages74.5%, 58%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(279.4, 42.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 30.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK10.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,489,940
CSS custom property--colour: #BE94D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#416B2B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAD494
Analogous#9E94D4, #D494CA
Triadic#D4BE94, #94D4BE
Split complementary#CAD494, #94D49E
Tetradic#D49E94, #AAD494, #94CAD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G148
B212
Red190 (74.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue279.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 94 · B D4
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