Recognised as Colour

#BE61BB

#BE61BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE61BB is a magenta with RGB values 190, 97, 187 and HSL 302°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE61BB#BE61BB

HEX#BE61BB

RGBrgb(190, 97, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3804, 0.7333

RGB percentages74.5%, 38%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(301.9, 41.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 48.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 1.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,476,859

CSS custom property--colour: #BE61BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#419E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A7CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7588B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#C36A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.9 Violet · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 26.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61BE64

Analogous#9361BE, #BE618C

Triadic#BBBE61, #61BBBE

Split complementary#8DBE61, #61BE93

Tetradic#BE9361, #61BE64, #618CBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F2F9

Lighter +30%#EBCDEA

Lighter +20%#DCA9DA

Lighter +10%#CD85CB

Darker −10%#A745A4

Darker −20%#833681

Darker −30%#5F275D

Darker −40%#3B183A

More saturated +25%#DA45D5

Less saturated −25%#A27DA1

Channel breakdown

R190

G97

B187

Red190 (74.5%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue301.94°

Saturation (HSL)41.7%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 61 · B BB

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Be61BB (chemical formula)

Formula
571.3642 g/mol
63 atoms

Be61BB has a molar mass of 571.3642 g/mol, made up of 63 atoms across 2 elements: 61 × Be, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass571.3642 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule63

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.4877258 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.0539934 × 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

Be96.2%

B3.8%

Beryllium (Be × 61)549.7442 g/mol, 96.216%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 3.784%

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