Recognised as Colour

#BC3FF8

#BC3FF8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BC3FF8 is a violet with RGB values 188, 63, 248 and HSL 281°, 93%, 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 Blue violet.

Colour values

#BC3FF8#BC3FF8

HEX#BC3FF8

RGBrgb(188, 63, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2471, 0.9725

RGB percentages73.7%, 24.7%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(280.5, 93%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 74.6%, 97.3%)

CMYK24.2%, 74.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,144

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#43C007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F81F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B56A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.4 Dark violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2 Magenta · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BF83F

Analogous#5F3FF8, #F83FD8

Triadic#F8BC3F, #3FF8BC

Split complementary#D8F83F, #3FF85F

Tetradic#F85F3F, #7BF83F, #3FD8F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D3FD

Lighter +20%#DEA1FC

Lighter +10%#CD70FA

Darker −10%#AB0EF6

Darker −20%#8B07CA

Darker −30%#690698

Darker −40%#470467

More saturated +25%#BE38FF

Less saturated −25%#B358DF

Channel breakdown

R188

G63

B248

Red188 (73.7%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue280.54°

Saturation (HSL)92.96%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 3F · B F8

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BC3FF8 (chemical formula)

Formula
217.825 g/mol
13 atoms

BC3FF8 has a molar mass of 217.825 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × C, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass217.825 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6170692 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7646692 × 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

B5%

C16.5%

F78.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.963%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 16.542%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 78.495%

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