Recognised as Colour

#BEB8CB

#BEB8CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BEB8CB is a violet with RGB values 190, 184, 203 and HSL 259°, 15%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BEB8CB#BEB8CB

HEX#BEB8CB

RGBrgb(190, 184, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7216, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.5%, 72.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(258.9, 15.4%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 9.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,499,147

CSS custom property--colour: #BEB8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#414734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5BBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BBCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BCBABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8 Silver · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.4 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5CBB8

Analogous#B8BBCB, #C8B8CB

Triadic#CBBEB8, #B8CBBE

Split complementary#CBC8B8, #BBCBB8

Tetradic#CBB8BB, #C5CBB8, #B8CBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F3F6

Lighter +10%#D9D5E1

Darker −10%#A39BB5

Darker −20%#887DA0

Darker −30%#6E6387

Darker −40%#564D6A

More saturated +25%#B8A9DA

Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R190

G184

B203

Red190 (74.5%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G B8 · B CB

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BeB8CB (chemical formula)

Formula
118.3132 g/mol
11 atoms

BeB8CB has a molar mass of 118.3132 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Be, 9 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass118.3132 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9646369 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.0899991 × 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

Be7.6%

B82.2%

C10.2%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 7.617%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 82.231%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.152%

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