Recognised as Colour
#BE55BE
- #BE55BE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BE55BE is a magenta with RGB values 190, 85, 190 and HSL 300°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BE55BE#BE55BE
HEX#BE55BE
RGBrgb(190, 85, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3333, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.5%, 33.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(300, 44.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 55.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,473,790
CSS custom property--colour: #BE55BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#41AA41
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55BE55
Analogous#8A55BE, #BE558A
Triadic#BEBE55, #55BEBE
Split complementary#8ABE55, #55BE8A
Tetradic#BE8A55, #55BE55, #558ABE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G85
B190
Red190 (74.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)44.68%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BE · G 55 · B BE
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Be55Be (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 504.6832 g/mol
- 56 atoms
Be55Be has a molar mass of 504.6832 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 1 element: 56 × Be.
Molar mass
Molar mass504.6832 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule56
Distinct elements1
Mass of one molecule8.3804617 × 10^-22 g
Molecules per gram1.1932517 × 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
Be100%
Beryllium (Be × 56)504.6832 g/mol, 100%
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