Recognised as Colour

#BEB5DB

#BEB5DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BEB5DB is a blue with RGB values 190, 181, 219 and HSL 254°, 35%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BEB5DB#BEB5DB

HEX#BEB5DB

RGBrgb(190, 181, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7098, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.5%, 71%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(254.2, 34.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 17.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK13.2%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,498,395

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#414A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#AEBADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#B9BBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5 Lavender · ΔE 19.5 Silver · ΔE 20.9 Dark grey · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2DBB5

Analogous#B5BFDB, #D1B5DB

Triadic#DBBEB5, #B5DBBE

Split complementary#DBD1B5, #BFDBB5

Tetradic#DBB5BF, #D2DBB5, #B5DBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAFC

Lighter +10%#DCD7EC

Darker −10%#A093CA

Darker −20%#8270BA

Darker −30%#6551A6

Darker −40%#504084

More saturated +25%#B7A7E9

Less saturated −25%#C5C3CD

Channel breakdown

R190

G181

B219

Red190 (74.5%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue254.21°

Saturation (HSL)34.55%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G B5 · B DB

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Harmonies

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BeB5Db (chemical formula)

Formula
331.0622 g/mol
7 atoms

BeB5Db has a molar mass of 331.0622 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 5 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass331.0622 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.4974172 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.819036 × 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

Be2.7%

B16.3%

Db81%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 2.722%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 16.326%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 80.952%

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