Colour

#BE9FF1

#BE9FF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE9FF1 is a violet with RGB values 190, 159, 241 and HSL 263°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE9FF1#BE9FF1

HEX#BE9FF1

RGBrgb(190, 159, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6235, 0.9451

RGB percentages74.5%, 62.4%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(262.7, 74.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 34%, 94.5%)

CMYK21.2%, 34%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,492,785

CSS custom property--colour: #BE9FF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#41600E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CADF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ADEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B5ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Violet · ΔE 28.8 Orchid · ΔE 29 Thistle · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2F19F

Analogous#9FA9F1, #E79FF1

Triadic#F1BE9F, #9FF1BE

Split complementary#F1E79F, #A9F19F

Tetradic#F19FA9, #D2F19F, #9FF1E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF8FE

Lighter +10%#DCCCF7

Darker −10%#A072EB

Darker −20%#8246E4

Darker −30%#651FD8

Darker −40%#5019AB

More saturated +25%#BB91FF

Less saturated −25%#C1ADE3

Channel breakdown

R190

G159

B241

Red190 (74.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue262.68°

Saturation (HSL)74.55%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 9F · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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