Recognised as Colour

#BEB5CA

#BEB5CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BEB5CA is a violet with RGB values 190, 181, 202 and HSL 266°, 17%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BEB5CA#BEB5CA

HEX#BEB5CA

RGBrgb(190, 181, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7098, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.5%, 71%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(265.7, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK5.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,498,378

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#414A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BCB8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8 Silver · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Light grey · ΔE 15.2 Lavender · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CAB5

Analogous#B5B6CA, #C9B5CA

Triadic#CABEB5, #B5CABE

Split complementary#CAC9B5, #B7CAB5

Tetradic#CAB5B6, #C1CAB5, #B5CAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F0F5

Lighter +10%#D8D3DF

Darker −10%#A497B5

Darker −20%#8A7A9F

Darker −30%#706086

Darker −40%#574B68

More saturated +25%#BCA5DA

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R190

G181

B202

Red190 (74.5%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue265.71°

Saturation (HSL)16.54%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G B5 · B CA

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BeB5Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
103.1402 g/mol
7 atoms

BeB5Ca has a molar mass of 103.1402 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 5 × B, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass103.1402 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7126833 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.838791 × 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

Be8.7%

B52.4%

Ca38.9%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 8.738%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 52.404%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 38.858%

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