Recognised as Colour

#BC2BF9

#BC2BF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BC2BF9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 43, 249 and HSL 282°, 94%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#BC2BF9

RGBrgb(188, 43, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1686, 0.9765

RGB percentages73.7%, 16.9%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(282.2, 94.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 82.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 82.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,332,025

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#43D406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B56296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13 Blue violet · ΔE 15 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5 Magenta · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68F92B

Analogous#552BF9, #F92BCF

Triadic#F9BC2B, #2BF9BC

Split complementary#CFF92B, #2BF955

Tetradic#F9552B, #68F92B, #2BCFF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF1FF

Lighter +30%#EBC0FD

Lighter +20%#DB8EFC

Lighter +10%#CC5DFA

Darker −10%#A707EA

Darker −20%#8405B9

Darker −30%#600487

Darker −40%#3D0256

More saturated +25%#BE25FF

Less saturated −25%#B146DE

Channel breakdown

R188

G43

B249

Red188 (73.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue282.23°

Saturation (HSL)94.5%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 2B · B F9

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BC2BF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
216.624 g/mol
13 atoms

BC2BF9 has a molar mass of 216.624 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 2 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass216.624 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5971261 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.779997 × 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

B10%

C11.1%

F78.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 9.98%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 11.089%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 78.93%

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