Recognised as Colour

#BE97C6

#BE97C6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE97C6 is a violet with RGB values 190, 151, 198 and HSL 290°, 29%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE97C6#BE97C6

HEX#BE97C6

RGBrgb(190, 151, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5922, 0.7765

RGB percentages74.5%, 59.2%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(289.8, 29.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 23.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK4%, 23.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,490,694

CSS custom property--colour: #BE97C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#416839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A1C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA6C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF9CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8 Pink · ΔE 27.3 Light pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FC697

Analogous#A697C6, #C697B7

Triadic#C6BE97, #97C6BE

Split complementary#B7C697, #97C6A7

Tetradic#C6A697, #9FC697, #97B7C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFC

Lighter +20%#E7D9EA

Lighter +10%#D3B8D8

Darker −10%#A976B4

Darker −20%#9357A0

Darker −30%#75457F

Darker −40%#56335E

More saturated +25%#CB83DA

Less saturated −25%#B1ABB2

Channel breakdown

R190

G151

B198

Red190 (74.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue289.79°

Saturation (HSL)29.19%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 97 · B C6

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Be97C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
946.2494 g/mol
103 atoms

Be97C6 has a molar mass of 946.2494 g/mol, made up of 103 atoms across 2 elements: 97 × Be, 6 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass946.2494 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule103

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5712841 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3642215 × 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

Be92.4%

C7.6%

Beryllium (Be × 97)874.1834 g/mol, 92.384%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 7.616%

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