Colour
#BE88B3
- #BE88B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BE88B3 is a magenta with RGB values 190, 136, 179 and HSL 312°, 29%, 64%. 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
#BE88B3#BE88B3
HEX#BE88B3
RGBrgb(190, 136, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5333, 0.702
RGB percentages74.5%, 53.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(312.2, 29.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 28.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 5.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,486,835
CSS custom property--colour: #BE88B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#41774C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88BE93
Analogous#AE88BE, #BE8898
Triadic#B3BE88, #88B3BE
Split complementary#98BE88, #88BEAE
Tetradic#BEAE88, #88BE93, #8898BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G136
B179
Red190 (74.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue312.22°
Saturation (HSL)29.35%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 88 · B B3
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Be88B3 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 825.5036 g/mol
- 91 atoms
Be88B3 has a molar mass of 825.5036 g/mol, made up of 91 atoms across 2 elements: 88 × Be, 3 × B.
Molar mass
Molar mass825.5036 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule91
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.370781 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram7.2951114 × 10^20
Composition by mass
Be96.1%
B3.9%
Beryllium (Be × 88)793.0736 g/mol, 96.071%
Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 3.929%
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