Recognised as Colour
#BE42CC
- #BE42CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#BE42CC is a magenta with RGB values 190, 66, 204 and HSL 294°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#BE42CC#BE42CC
HEX#BE42CC
RGBrgb(190, 66, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2588, 0.8
RGB percentages74.5%, 25.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(293.9, 57.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 67.6%, 80%)
CMYK6.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,468,940
CSS custom property--colour: #BE42CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#41BD33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50CC42
Analogous#7942CC, #CC4295
Triadic#CCBE42, #42CCBE
Split complementary#95CC42, #42CC79
Tetradic#CC7942, #50CC42, #4295CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G66
B204
Red190 (74.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue293.91°
Saturation (HSL)57.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G 42 · B CC
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Be42CC (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 402.5344 g/mol
- 44 atoms
Be42CC has a molar mass of 402.5344 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 2 elements: 42 × Be, 2 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass402.5344 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule44
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule6.684241 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.4960562 × 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
Be94%
C6%
Beryllium (Be × 42)378.5124 g/mol, 94.032%
Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 5.968%
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