Recognised as Colour
#BEA8D8
- #BEA8D8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BEA8D8 is a violet with RGB values 190, 168, 216 and HSL 268°, 38%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BEA8D8#BEA8D8
HEX#BEA8D8
RGBrgb(190, 168, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6588, 0.8471
RGB percentages74.5%, 65.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(267.5, 38.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 22.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK12%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,495,064
CSS custom property--colour: #BEA8D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#415727
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2D8A8
Analogous#A8AAD8, #D6A8D8
Triadic#D8BEA8, #A8D8BE
Split complementary#D8D6A8, #AAD8A8
Tetradic#D8A8AA, #C2D8A8, #A8D8D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G168
B216
Red190 (74.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue267.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G A8 · B D8
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