Recognised as Colour

#BE9BFE

#BE9BFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BE9BFE is a violet with RGB values 190, 155, 254 and HSL 261°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BE9BFE#BE9BFE

HEX#BE9BFE

RGBrgb(190, 155, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6078, 0.9961

RGB percentages74.5%, 60.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(261.2, 98%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 39%, 99.6%)

CMYK25.2%, 39%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,491,774

CSS custom property--colour: #BE9BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#416401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#88ACFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B2ACC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 22.8 Violet · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBFE9B

Analogous#9BA9FE, #F09BFE

Triadic#FEBE9B, #9BFEBE

Split complementary#FEF09B, #A9FE9B

Tetradic#FE9BAA, #DBFE9B, #9BFEF0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFCDFF

Darker −10%#9D69FD

Darker −20%#7C36FD

Darker −30%#5C04FC

Darker −40%#4902CB

More saturated +25%#BE9AFF

Less saturated −25%#C2A8F1

Channel breakdown

R190

G155

B254

Red190 (74.5%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue261.21°

Saturation (HSL)98.02%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G 9B · B FE

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Be9BFe (chemical formula)

Formula
147.7648 g/mol
11 atoms

Be9BFe has a molar mass of 147.7648 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × Be, 1 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass147.7648 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.4536922 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.0754908 × 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

Be54.9%

B7.3%

Fe37.8%

Beryllium (Be × 9)81.1098 g/mol, 54.891%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 7.316%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 37.793%

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