Recognised as Colour

#BE5BE8

#BE5BE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE5BE8 is a violet with RGB values 190, 91, 232 and HSL 282°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE5BE8#BE5BE8

HEX#BE5BE8

RGBrgb(190, 91, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3569, 0.9098

RGB percentages74.5%, 35.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(282.1, 75.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 60.8%, 91%)

CMYK18.1%, 60.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,475,368

CSS custom property--colour: #BE5BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#41A417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A81ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#578AE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB7499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85E85B

Analogous#775BE8, #E85BCC

Triadic#E8BE5B, #5BE8BE

Split complementary#CCE85B, #5BE877

Tetradic#E8775B, #85E85B, #5BCCE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E1FB

Lighter +20%#E1B4F5

Lighter +10%#D088EE

Darker −10%#AC2EE2

Darker −20%#901BC2

Darker −30%#6F1595

Darker −40%#4E0F68

More saturated +25%#C744FF

Less saturated −25%#B572D1

Channel breakdown

R190

G91

B232

Red190 (74.5%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue282.13°

Saturation (HSL)75.4%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 5B · B E8

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Be5Be8 (chemical formula)

Formula
117.1586 g/mol
13 atoms

Be5Be8 has a molar mass of 117.1586 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 1 element: 13 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass117.1586 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.9454643 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.1401611 × 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 × 13)117.1586 g/mol, 100%

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