Recognised as Colour

#BE79DB

#BE79DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE79DB is a violet with RGB values 190, 121, 219 and HSL 282°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE79DB#BE79DB

HEX#BE79DB

RGBrgb(190, 121, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4745, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.5%, 47.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(282.2, 57.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 44.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK13.2%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,483,035

CSS custom property--colour: #BE79DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#418624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6790DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7996D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC87A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.8 Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Plum · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96DB79

Analogous#8D79DB, #DB79C7

Triadic#DBBE79, #79DBBE

Split complementary#C7DB79, #79DB8D

Tetradic#DB8D79, #96DB79, #79C7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F2FB

Lighter +20%#E5C9F1

Lighter +10%#D1A1E6

Darker −10%#AA51D0

Darker −20%#9332BC

Darker −30%#732893

Darker −40%#541D6B

More saturated +25%#C764F0

Less saturated −25%#B58EC6

Channel breakdown

R190

G121

B219

Red190 (74.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue282.24°

Saturation (HSL)57.65%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 79 · B DB

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Harmonies

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Be79Db (chemical formula)

Formula
979.9638 g/mol
80 atoms

Be79Db has a molar mass of 979.9638 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 79 × Be, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass979.9638 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule80

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6272682 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1452686 × 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

Be72.7%

Db27.3%

Beryllium (Be × 79)711.9638 g/mol, 72.652%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 27.348%

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