Recognised as Colour

#BEB1CB

#BEB1CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BEB1CB is a violet with RGB values 190, 177, 203 and HSL 270°, 20%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BEB1CB#BEB1CB

HEX#BEB1CB

RGBrgb(190, 177, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6941, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.5%, 69.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(270, 20%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 12.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,497,355

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB1CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#414E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADB5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 15.6 Light grey · ΔE 18.3 Lavender · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECBB1

Analogous#B1B1CB, #CBB1CB

Triadic#CBBEB1, #B1CBBE

Split complementary#CBCBB1, #B1CBB1

Tetradic#CBB1B1, #BECBB1, #B1CBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1EEF4

Lighter +10%#D8D0DF

Darker −10%#A592B7

Darker −20%#8B74A2

Darker −30%#725B88

Darker −40%#58466A

More saturated +25%#BEA1DB

Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R190

G177

B203

Red190 (74.5%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G B1 · B CB

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BeB1CB (chemical formula)

Formula
42.6432 g/mol
4 atoms

BeB1CB has a molar mass of 42.6432 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 2 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass42.6432 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.08107 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.412216 × 10^22

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

Be21.1%

B50.7%

C28.2%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 21.134%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 50.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 28.166%

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