Recognised as Colour

#BC46FC

#BC46FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BC46FC is a violet with RGB values 188, 70, 252 and HSL 279°, 97%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BC46FC#BC46FC

HEX#BC46FC

RGBrgb(188, 70, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2745, 0.9882

RGB percentages73.7%, 27.5%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(278.9, 96.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 72.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK25.4%, 72.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,338,940

CSS custom property--colour: #BC46FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#43B903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2183F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3709Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 14.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.6 Magenta · ΔE 26.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86FC46

Analogous#6146FC, #FC46E1

Triadic#FCBC46, #46FCBC

Split complementary#E1FC46, #46FC61

Tetradic#FC6146, #86FC46, #46E1FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DDFE

Lighter +20%#E0AAFE

Lighter +10%#CE78FD

Darker −10%#AA14FB

Darker −20%#8E04D8

Darker −30%#6D03A6

Darker −40%#4C0274

More saturated +25%#BD43FF

Less saturated −25%#B55EE4

Channel breakdown

R188

G70

B252

Red188 (73.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue278.9°

Saturation (HSL)96.81%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 46 · B FC

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BC46FC (chemical formula)

Formula
594.325 g/mol
49 atoms

BC46FC has a molar mass of 594.325 g/mol, made up of 49 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 47 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass594.325 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule49

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule9.8689988 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.013274 × 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

B1.8%

C95%

F3.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.819%

Carbon (C × 47)564.517 g/mol, 94.985%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.197%

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