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Recognised as Colour

#BE9ACE

  • #BE9ACE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BE9ACE is a violet with RGB values 190, 154, 206 and HSL 282°, 35%, 71%. 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

#BE9ACE#BE9ACE
HEX#BE9ACE
RGBrgb(190, 154, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6039, 0.8078
RGB percentages74.5%, 60.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(281.5, 34.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 25.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK7.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,491,470
CSS custom property--colour: #BE9ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#416531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A5D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA8CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2Pink · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACE9A
Analogous#A49ACE, #CE9AC4
Triadic#CEBE9A, #9ACEBE
Split complementary#C4CE9A, #9ACEA4
Tetradic#CEA49A, #AACE9A, #9AC4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EADFEF
Lighter +10%#D4BCDF
Darker −10%#A878BD
Darker −20%#9255AD
Darker −30%#75448B
Darker −40%#583369
More saturated +25%#C587E1
Less saturated −25%#B7ADBB

Channel breakdown

R190
G154
B206
Red190 (74.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)34.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 9A · B CE

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