Recognised as Colour
#BE96EF
- #BE96EF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BE96EF is a violet with RGB values 190, 150, 239 and HSL 267°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BE96EF#BE96EF
HEX#BE96EF
RGBrgb(190, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages74.5%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(267, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK20.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,490,479
CSS custom property--colour: #BE96EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#416910
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7EF96
Analogous#969AEF, #EB96EF
Triadic#EFBE96, #96EFBE
Split complementary#EFEA96, #9BEF96
Tetradic#EF969A, #C7EF96, #96EFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G150
B239
Red190 (74.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue266.97°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 96 · B EF
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