Recognised as Colour

#BE23CB

#BE23CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE23CB is a magenta with RGB values 190, 35, 203 and HSL 295°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BE23CB#BE23CB

HEX#BE23CB

RGBrgb(190, 35, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1373, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.5%, 13.7%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(295.4, 70.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.4, 82.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 82.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,461,003

CSS custom property--colour: #BE23CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#41DC34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4977C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C2477Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30CB23

Analogous#6A23CB, #CB2384

Triadic#CBBE23, #23CBBE

Split complementary#84CB23, #23CB6A

Tetradic#CB6A23, #30CB23, #2384CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C5F5

Lighter +30%#E79AED

Lighter +20%#DD6EE6

Lighter +10%#D243DE

Darker −10%#951C9F

Darker −20%#6D1474

Darker −30%#440D48

Darker −40%#1B051D

More saturated +25%#D705E9

Less saturated −25%#A541AD

Channel breakdown

R190

G35

B203

Red190 (74.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue295.36°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 23 · B CB

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Be23CB (chemical formula)

Formula
230.1016 g/mol
25 atoms

Be23CB has a molar mass of 230.1016 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 3 elements: 23 × Be, 1 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass230.1016 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.820927 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.617166 × 10^21

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

Be90.1%

C5.2%

B4.7%

Beryllium (Be × 23)207.2806 g/mol, 90.082%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.22%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.698%

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