Colour
#BEB6DF
- #BEB6DF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BEB6DF is a blue with RGB values 190, 182, 223 and HSL 252°, 39%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BEB6DF#BEB6DF
HEX#BEB6DF
RGBrgb(190, 182, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7137, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.5%, 71.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(251.7, 39%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 18.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,498,655
CSS custom property--colour: #BEB6DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#414920
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7DFB6
Analogous#B6C3DF, #D3B6DF
Triadic#DFBEB6, #B6DFBE
Split complementary#DFD3B6, #C3DFB6
Tetradic#DFB6C3, #D7DFB6, #B6DFD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G182
B223
Red190 (74.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue251.71°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G B6 · B DF
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