Recognised as Colour

#BE4CE7

#BE4CE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BE4CE7 is a violet with RGB values 190, 76, 231 and HSL 284°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BE4CE7

RGBrgb(190, 76, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.298, 0.9059

RGB percentages74.5%, 29.8%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(284.1, 76.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 67.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 67.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,471,527

CSS custom property--colour: #BE4CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#41B318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A84E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BB6A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Orchid · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75E74C

Analogous#704CE7, #E74CC3

Triadic#E7BE4C, #4CE7BE

Split complementary#C3E74C, #4CE770

Tetradic#E7704C, #75E74C, #4CC3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFD3F9

Lighter +20%#DFA6F3

Lighter +10%#CE79ED

Darker −10%#AE1FE1

Darker −20%#8B18B5

Darker −30%#691288

Darker −40%#460C5B

More saturated +25%#C934FF

Less saturated −25%#B265CE

Channel breakdown

R190

G76

B231

Red190 (74.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue284.13°

Saturation (HSL)76.35%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 4C · B E7

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Be4Ce7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,016.8888 g/mol
11 atoms

Be4Ce7 has a molar mass of 1,016.8888 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 4 × Be, 7 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,016.8888 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6885836 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.9221232 × 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

Be3.5%

Ce96.5%

Beryllium (Be × 4)36.0488 g/mol, 3.545%

Cerium (Ce × 7)980.84 g/mol, 96.455%

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