Recognised as Colour

#BE8BDB

#BE8BDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE8BDB is a violet with RGB values 190, 139, 219 and HSL 278°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE8BDB#BE8BDB

HEX#BE8BDB

RGBrgb(190, 139, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5451, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.5%, 54.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(278.3, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK13.2%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,487,643

CSS custom property--colour: #BE8BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#417424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D9CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#BC96A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8DB8B

Analogous#968BDB, #DB8BD0

Triadic#DBBE8B, #8BDBBE

Split complementary#D0DB8B, #8BDB96

Tetradic#DB968B, #A8DB8B, #8BD0DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD9F3

Lighter +10%#D4B2E7

Darker −10%#A864CF

Darker −20%#923DC3

Darker −30%#75319C

Darker −40%#582476

More saturated +25%#C378EE

Less saturated −25%#B99EC8

Channel breakdown

R190

G139

B219

Red190 (74.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue278.25°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 8B · B DB

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Be8BDb (chemical formula)

Formula
350.9076 g/mol
10 atoms

Be8BDb has a molar mass of 350.9076 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Be, 1 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass350.9076 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.8269578 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7161614 × 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

Be20.5%

B3.1%

Db76.4%

Beryllium (Be × 8)72.0976 g/mol, 20.546%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.081%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 76.373%

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