Colour

#BE97D2

#BE97D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE97D2 is a violet with RGB values 190, 151, 210 and HSL 280°, 40%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BE97D2

RGBrgb(190, 151, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5922, 0.8235

RGB percentages74.5%, 59.2%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(279.7, 39.6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 28.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK9.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,490,706

CSS custom property--colour: #BE97D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#41682D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA3D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A6D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.5 Thistle · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.7 Orchid · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABD297

Analogous#A097D2, #D297C8

Triadic#D2BE97, #97D2BE

Split complementary#C8D297, #97D2A0

Tetradic#D2A197, #ABD297, #97C8D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADEF1

Lighter +10%#D4BBE1

Darker −10%#A873C3

Darker −20%#9250B3

Darker −30%#753F91

Darker −40%#592F6E

More saturated +25%#C484E5

Less saturated −25%#B8AABF

Channel breakdown

R190

G151

B210

Red190 (74.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue279.66°

Saturation (HSL)39.6%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 97 · B D2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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