Recognised as Colour

#BC40FF

#BC40FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BC40FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 64, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BC40FF#BC40FF

HEX#BC40FF

RGBrgb(188, 64, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.251, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(279, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,407

CSS custom property--colour: #BC40FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#43BF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0382FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B36E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3 Magenta · ΔE 25.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83FF40

Analogous#5D40FF, #FF40E3

Triadic#FFBC40, #40FFBC

Split complementary#E3FF40, #40FF5C

Tetradic#FF5C40, #83FF40, #40E3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2D9FF

Lighter +20%#E0A6FF

Lighter +10%#CE73FF

Darker −10%#AA0DFF

Darker −20%#8D00D9

Darker −30%#6C00A6

Darker −40%#4B0073

More saturated +25%#BC40FF

Less saturated −25%#B558E7

Channel breakdown

R188

G64

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 40 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

BC40FF (chemical formula)

Formula
529.246 g/mol
43 atoms

BC40FF has a molar mass of 529.246 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 40 × C, 2 × F.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass529.246 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule43

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.7883366 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1378718 × 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

B2%

C90.8%

F7.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.043%

Carbon (C × 40)480.44 g/mol, 90.778%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 7.179%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page