Recognised as Colour

#BE196C

#BE196C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE196C is a magenta with RGB values 190, 25, 108 and HSL 330°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE196C#BE196C

HEX#BE196C

RGBrgb(190, 25, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.098, 0.4235

RGB percentages74.5%, 9.8%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(329.8, 76.7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 86.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.8%, 43.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,458,348

CSS custom property--colour: #BE196C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#41E693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44516Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#706F68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13 Deep pink · ΔE 23.3 Hot pink · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Indian red · ΔE 34.9 Purple · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BE6B

Analogous#BD19BE, #BE191A

Triadic#6CBE19, #196CBE

Split complementary#1ABE19, #19BEBD

Tetradic#BEBD19, #19BE6B, #191ABE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4AFD2

Lighter +30%#EE82B8

Lighter +20%#E9549F

Lighter +10%#E32786

Darker −10%#911352

Darker −20%#640D39

Darker −30%#37071F

Darker −40%#0A0106

More saturated +25%#D7006C

Less saturated −25%#A3346C

Channel breakdown

R190

G25

B108

Red190 (74.5%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue329.82°

Saturation (HSL)76.74%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 19 · B 6C

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Be196C (chemical formula)

Formula
1,778.4022 g/mol
197 atoms

Be196C has a molar mass of 1,778.4022 g/mol, made up of 197 atoms across 2 elements: 196 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,778.4022 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule197

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.9531063 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.3862648 × 10^20

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

Be99.3%

C0.7%

Beryllium (Be × 196)1,766.3912 g/mol, 99.325%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.675%

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