Recognised as Colour

#BC15F2

#BC15F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BC15F2 is a violet with RGB values 188, 21, 242 and HSL 285°, 89%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC15F2#BC15F2

HEX#BC15F2

RGBrgb(188, 21, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0824, 0.949

RGB percentages73.7%, 8.2%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(285.3, 89.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 91.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK22.3%, 91.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,326,386

CSS custom property--colour: #BC15F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#43EA0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B75890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 21 Magenta · ΔE 21 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8 Medium blue · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BF215

Analogous#4D15F2, #F215BA

Triadic#F2BC15, #15F2BC

Split complementary#B9F215, #15F24E

Tetradic#F24E15, #4BF215, #15B9F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D6FD

Lighter +30%#E6A6FA

Lighter +20%#D876F7

Lighter +10%#CA45F5

Darker −10%#9A0BC9

Darker −20%#750899

Darker −30%#500668

Darker −40%#2B0338

More saturated +25%#C308FF

Less saturated −25%#AC34D3

Channel breakdown

R188

G21

B242

Red188 (73.7%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue285.34°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 15 · B F2

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BC15F2 (chemical formula)

Formula
228.971 g/mol
18 atoms

BC15F2 has a molar mass of 228.971 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 15 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass228.971 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8021529 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6300889 × 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

B4.7%

C78.7%

F16.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.721%

Carbon (C × 15)180.165 g/mol, 78.685%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 16.594%

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