Recognised as Colour

#BC37FB

#BC37FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BC37FB is a violet with RGB values 188, 55, 251 and HSL 281°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC37FB#BC37FB

HEX#BC37FB

RGBrgb(188, 55, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2157, 0.9843

RGB percentages73.7%, 21.6%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(280.7, 96.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 78.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,335,099

CSS custom property--colour: #BC37FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#43C804

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B4689Ano 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 text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8 Magenta · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76FB37

Analogous#5A37FB, #FB37D8

Triadic#FBBC37, #37FBBC

Split complementary#D8FB37, #37FB5A

Tetradic#FB5A37, #76FB37, #37D8FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EECDFE

Lighter +20%#DE9BFD

Lighter +10%#CD69FC

Darker −10%#AB05FA

Darker −20%#8904C8

Darker −30%#670396

Darker −40%#450264

More saturated +25%#BD33FF

Less saturated −25%#B351E2

Channel breakdown

R188

G55

B251

Red188 (73.7%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue280.71°

Saturation (HSL)96.08%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 37 · B FB

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BC37FB (chemical formula)

Formula
485.025 g/mol
40 atoms

BC37FB has a molar mass of 485.025 g/mol, made up of 40 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 37 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass485.025 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule40

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.0540296 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2416145 × 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

B4.5%

C91.6%

F3.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 4.458%

Carbon (C × 37)444.407 g/mol, 91.626%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.917%

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