Recognised as Colour

#BE6FF6

#BE6FF6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BE6FF6 is a violet with RGB values 190, 111, 246 and HSL 275°, 88%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BE6FF6#BE6FF6

HEX#BE6FF6

RGBrgb(190, 111, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4353, 0.9647

RGB percentages74.5%, 43.5%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(275.1, 88.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 54.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK22.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,480,502

CSS custom property--colour: #BE6FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#419009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#438FFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6094F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B687A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7F66F

Analogous#7A6FF6, #F66FEB

Triadic#F6BE6F, #6FF6BE

Split complementary#EAF66F, #6FF67B

Tetradic#F67B6F, #A7F66F, #6FEBF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9CFFC

Lighter +10%#D49FF9

Darker −10%#A83FF3

Darker −20%#930FF0

Darker −30%#750CC0

Darker −40%#580990

More saturated +25%#C066FF

Less saturated −25%#BB82E3

Channel breakdown

R190

G111

B246

Red190 (74.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue275.11°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 6F · B F6

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Be6FF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
187.0592 g/mol
13 atoms

Be6FF6 has a molar mass of 187.0592 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × Be, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass187.0592 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1061911 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2193769 × 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

Be28.9%

F71.1%

Beryllium (Be × 6)54.0732 g/mol, 28.907%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 71.093%

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