Recognised as Colour

#BE99CF

#BE99CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BE99CF is a violet with RGB values 190, 153, 207 and HSL 281°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BE99CF#BE99CF

HEX#BE99CF

RGBrgb(190, 153, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.5%, 60%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(281.1, 36%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 26.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK8.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,491,215

CSS custom property--colour: #BE99CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#416630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A4D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.4 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8 Pink · ΔE 30 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1 Light pink · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AACF99

Analogous#A399CF, #CF99C5

Triadic#CFBE99, #99CFBE

Split complementary#C5CF99, #99CFA3

Tetradic#CFA399, #AACF99, #99C5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADEF0

Lighter +10%#D4BCDF

Darker −10%#A876BF

Darker −20%#9254AE

Darker −30%#75428D

Darker −40%#58326A

More saturated +25%#C586E2

Less saturated −25%#B7ACBC

Channel breakdown

R190

G153

B207

Red190 (74.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue281.11°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 99 · B CF

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Be99CF (chemical formula)

Formula
923.2168 g/mol
101 atoms

Be99CF has a molar mass of 923.2168 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 99 × Be, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass923.2168 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5330376 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5229974 × 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

Be96.6%

C1.3%

F2.1%

Beryllium (Be × 99)892.2078 g/mol, 96.641%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.301%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.058%

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