Colour
#BEA5D7
- #BEA5D7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BEA5D7 is a violet with RGB values 190, 165, 215 and HSL 270°, 38%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BEA5D7#BEA5D7
HEX#BEA5D7
RGBrgb(190, 165, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6471, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.5%, 64.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(270, 38.5%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 23.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK11.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,494,295
CSS custom property--colour: #BEA5D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#415A28
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BED7A5
Analogous#A5A5D7, #D7A5D7
Triadic#D7BEA5, #A5D7BE
Split complementary#D7D7A5, #A5D7A5
Tetradic#D7A5A5, #BED7A5, #A5D7D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G165
B215
Red190 (74.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G A5 · B D7
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