Recognised as Colour

#BE74CF

#BE74CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE74CF is a violet with RGB values 190, 116, 207 and HSL 289°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE74CF#BE74CF

HEX#BE74CF

RGBrgb(190, 116, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4549, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.5%, 45.5%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(288.8, 48.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 44%, 81.2%)

CMYK8.2%, 44%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,481,743

CSS custom property--colour: #BE74CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#418B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#678BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B93CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.9 Violet · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CF74

Analogous#9074CF, #CF74B3

Triadic#CFBE74, #74CFBE

Split complementary#B3CF74, #74CF90

Tetradic#CF9074, #85CF74, #74B3CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E6F6

Lighter +20%#E1C0E9

Lighter +10%#D09ADC

Darker −10%#AC4EC2

Darker −20%#9039A4

Darker −30%#6F2C7E

Darker −40%#4E1F58

More saturated +25%#CD5DE6

Less saturated −25%#AF8BB8

Channel breakdown

R190

G116

B207

Red190 (74.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue288.79°

Saturation (HSL)48.66%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 74 · B CF

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Be74CF (chemical formula)

Formula
697.9118 g/mol
76 atoms

Be74CF has a molar mass of 697.9118 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 3 elements: 74 × Be, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass697.9118 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1589098 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.6287992 × 10^20

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

Be95.6%

C1.7%

F2.7%

Beryllium (Be × 74)666.9028 g/mol, 95.557%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.721%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.722%

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