Recognised as Colour

#BC39FE

#BC39FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BC39FE is a violet with RGB values 188, 57, 254 and HSL 280°, 99%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC39FE#BC39FE

HEX#BC39FE

RGBrgb(188, 57, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2235, 0.9961

RGB percentages73.7%, 22.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(279.9, 99%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 77.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK26%, 77.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,335,614

CSS custom property--colour: #BC39FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#43C601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B36A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2 Magenta · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BFE39

Analogous#5A39FE, #FE39DD

Triadic#FEBC39, #39FEBC

Split complementary#DDFE39, #39FE5A

Tetradic#FE5A39, #7BFE39, #39DDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D1FF

Lighter +20%#DE9EFF

Lighter +10%#CD6CFE

Darker −10%#AB06FE

Darker −20%#8B01D0

Darker −30%#69019D

Darker −40%#47016A

More saturated +25%#BC38FF

Less saturated −25%#B452E5

Channel breakdown

R188

G57

B254

Red188 (73.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue279.9°

Saturation (HSL)98.99%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 39 · B FE

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BC39Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
535.084 g/mol
41 atoms

BC39Fe has a molar mass of 535.084 g/mol, made up of 41 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 39 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass535.084 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.8852789 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1254571 × 10^21

Name

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Composition by mass

B2%

C87.5%

Fe10.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.02%

Carbon (C × 39)468.429 g/mol, 87.543%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 10.437%

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