Recognised as Colour
#BE53B3
- #BE53B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BE53B3 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 83, 179 and HSL 306°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BE53B3#BE53B3
HEX#BE53B3
RGBrgb(190, 83, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3255, 0.702
RGB percentages74.5%, 32.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(306.2, 45.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 56.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 5.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,473,267
CSS custom property--colour: #BE53B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#41AC4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53BE5E
Analogous#9353BE, #BE537E
Triadic#B3BE53, #53B3BE
Split complementary#7EBE53, #53BE93
Tetradic#BE9353, #53BE5E, #537EBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G83
B179
Red190 (74.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue306.17°
Saturation (HSL)45.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 53 · B B3
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Be53B3 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 510.0766 g/mol
- 56 atoms
Be53B3 has a molar mass of 510.0766 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 2 elements: 53 × Be, 3 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass510.0766 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule56
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.4700212 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1806346 × 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
Be93.6%
B6.4%
Beryllium (Be × 53)477.6466 g/mol, 93.642%
Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 6.358%
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