Recognised as Colour

#BE7CDC

#BE7CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BE7CDC is a violet with RGB values 190, 124, 220 and HSL 281°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BE7CDC#BE7CDC

HEX#BE7CDC

RGBrgb(190, 124, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4863, 0.8627

RGB percentages74.5%, 48.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(281.3, 57.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 43.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK13.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,483,804

CSS custom property--colour: #BE7CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#418323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A92DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B98D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ADC7C

Analogous#8E7CDC, #DC7CCA

Triadic#DCBE7C, #7CDCBE

Split complementary#CADC7C, #7CDC8E

Tetradic#DC8E7C, #9ADC7C, #7CCADC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5FC

Lighter +20%#E6CCF2

Lighter +10%#D2A4E7

Darker −10%#AA54D1

Darker −20%#9333BF

Darker −30%#742897

Darker −40%#551E6E

More saturated +25%#C667F1

Less saturated −25%#B691C7

Channel breakdown

R190

G124

B220

Red190 (74.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue281.25°

Saturation (HSL)57.83%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 7C · B DC

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Also reads as

Be7CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
187.5064 g/mol
9 atoms

Be7CdC has a molar mass of 187.5064 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 3 elements: 7 × Be, 1 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass187.5064 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.113617 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.2116988 × 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

Be33.6%

Cd59.9%

C6.4%

Beryllium (Be × 7)63.0854 g/mol, 33.644%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 59.95%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.406%

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