Recognised as Colour

#BE8CC9

#BE8CC9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE8CC9 is a violet with RGB values 190, 140, 201 and HSL 289°, 36%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE8CC9#BE8CC9

HEX#BE8CC9

RGBrgb(190, 140, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.549, 0.7882

RGB percentages74.5%, 54.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(289.2, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK5.5%, 30.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,487,881

CSS custom property--colour: #BE8CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#417336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#859ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#919FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF93A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Violet · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C98C

Analogous#A08CC9, #C98CB5

Triadic#C9BE8C, #8CC9BE

Split complementary#B5C98C, #8CC9A0

Tetradic#C9A08C, #97C98C, #8CB5C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FA

Lighter +20%#E5D1EA

Lighter +10%#D2AFD9

Darker −10%#AA69B9

Darker −20%#934CA3

Darker −30%#743C80

Darker −40%#542C5D

More saturated +25%#CC77DE

Less saturated −25%#B0A1B4

Channel breakdown

R190

G140

B201

Red190 (74.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue289.18°

Saturation (HSL)36.09%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 8C · B C9

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Be8CC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
192.2076 g/mol
18 atoms

Be8CC9 has a molar mass of 192.2076 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × Be, 10 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.2076 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1916823 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1331439 × 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

Be37.5%

C62.5%

Beryllium (Be × 8)72.0976 g/mol, 37.51%

Carbon (C × 10)120.11 g/mol, 62.49%

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