Recognised as Colour

#B899BE

#B899BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B899BE is a magenta with RGB values 184, 153, 190 and HSL 290°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B899BE#B899BE

HEX#B899BE

RGBrgb(184, 153, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6, 0.7451

RGB percentages72.2%, 60%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(290.3, 22.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 19.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK3.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,097,982

CSS custom property--colour: #B899BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#476641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A1C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B99DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15 Plum · ΔE 17.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FBE99

Analogous#A599BE, #BE99B2

Triadic#BEB899, #99BEB8

Split complementary#B2BE99, #99BEA6

Tetradic#BEA699, #9FBE99, #99B2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FA

Lighter +20%#E3D7E6

Lighter +10%#CEB8D2

Darker −10%#A27AAA

Darker −20%#8B5E93

Darker −30%#6D4A74

Darker −40%#503655

More saturated +25%#C684D3

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R184

G153

B190

Red184 (72.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue290.27°

Saturation (HSL)22.16%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 99 · B BE

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B899Be (chemical formula)

Formula
9,727.2022 g/mol
900 atoms

B899Be has a molar mass of 9,727.2022 g/mol, made up of 900 atoms across 2 elements: 899 × B, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,727.2022 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule900

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6152399 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.1910307 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B99.9%

Be0.1%

Boron (B × 899)9,718.19 g/mol, 99.907%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.093%

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