Recognised as Colour

#BC3FE4

#BC3FE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC3FE4 is a violet with RGB values 188, 63, 228 and HSL 285°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC3FE4#BC3FE4

HEX#BC3FE4

RGBrgb(188, 63, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2471, 0.8941

RGB percentages73.7%, 24.7%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(285.5, 75.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 72.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK17.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,124

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#43C01B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#407FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#BA628Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8 Magenta · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67E43F

Analogous#6A3FE4, #E43FB9

Triadic#E4BC3F, #3FE4BC

Split complementary#B9E43F, #3FE46A

Tetradic#E46A3F, #67E43F, #3FB9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FD

Lighter +30%#EBC5F7

Lighter +20%#DB98F1

Lighter +10%#CC6CEA

Darker −10%#A71ED2

Darker −20%#8317A6

Darker −30%#601179

Darker −40%#3C0B4C

More saturated +25%#CA24FF

Less saturated −25%#AE5AC9

Channel breakdown

R188

G63

B228

Red188 (73.7%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue285.45°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 3F · B E4

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BC3Fe4 (chemical formula)

Formula
270.223 g/mol
8 atoms

BC3Fe4 has a molar mass of 270.223 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × C, 4 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass270.223 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule4.4871585 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2285819 × 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%

C13.3%

Fe82.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 13.335%

Iron (Fe × 4)223.38 g/mol, 82.665%

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