Recognised as Colour

#BE85CE

#BE85CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE85CE is a violet with RGB values 190, 133, 206 and HSL 287°, 43%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE85CE#BE85CE

HEX#BE85CE

RGBrgb(190, 133, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5216, 0.8078

RGB percentages74.5%, 52.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(286.8, 42.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 35.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK7.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,486,094

CSS custom property--colour: #BE85CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#417A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#899CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95CE85

Analogous#9985CE, #CE85BA

Triadic#CEBE85, #85CEBE

Split complementary#BACE85, #85CE9A

Tetradic#CE9A85, #95CE85, #85BACE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F2FA

Lighter +20%#E5CEEB

Lighter +10%#D1A9DD

Darker −10%#AB61BF

Darker −20%#9344A9

Darker −30%#733585

Darker −40%#542760

More saturated +25%#CA70E3

Less saturated −25%#B29AB9

Channel breakdown

R190

G133

B206

Red190 (74.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue286.85°

Saturation (HSL)42.69%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 85 · B CE

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Be85Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
906.157 g/mol
86 atoms

Be85Ce has a molar mass of 906.157 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 2 elements: 85 × Be, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass906.157 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5047091 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6458028 × 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

Be84.5%

Ce15.5%

Beryllium (Be × 85)766.037 g/mol, 84.537%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 15.463%

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