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Recognised as Colour

#BE98D7

  • #BE98D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BE98D7 is a violet with RGB values 190, 152, 215 and HSL 276°, 44%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE98D7#BE98D7
HEX#BE98D7
RGBrgb(190, 152, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5961, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.5%, 59.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(276.2, 44.1%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 29.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK11.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,490,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BE98D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#416728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA4DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A7D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.8Thistle · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 29Orchid · ΔE 31Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1D798
Analogous#9E98D7, #D798D1
Triadic#D7BE98, #98D7BE
Split complementary#D1D798, #98D79E
Tetradic#D79E98, #B1D798, #98D1D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE1F4
Lighter +10%#D5BDE5
Darker −10%#A773C9
Darker −20%#904FBA
Darker −30%#753C9A
Darker −40%#592E75
More saturated +25%#C286E9
Less saturated −25%#BAAAC5

Channel breakdown

R190
G152
B215
Red190 (74.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue276.19°
Saturation (HSL)44.06%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 98 · B D7

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