Recognised as Colour

#BC47CF

#BC47CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC47CF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 71, 207 and HSL 292°, 59%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC47CF#BC47CF

HEX#BC47CF

RGBrgb(188, 71, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2784, 0.8118

RGB percentages73.7%, 27.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(291.6, 58.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 65.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK9.2%, 65.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,339,151

CSS custom property--colour: #BC47CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#43B830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2172D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#587FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ACF47

Analogous#7847CF, #CF479E

Triadic#CFBC47, #47CFBC

Split complementary#9ECF47, #47CF78

Tetradic#CF7847, #5ACF47, #479ECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E9F9

Lighter +30%#E8C0EF

Lighter +20%#D998E4

Lighter +10%#CB6FDA

Darker −10%#A12FB4

Darker −20%#7D248C

Darker −30%#591A63

Darker −40%#350F3B

More saturated +25%#D12AEC

Less saturated −25%#A764B2

Channel breakdown

R188

G71

B207

Red188 (73.7%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue291.62°

Saturation (HSL)58.62%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 47 · B CF

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BC47CF (chemical formula)

Formula
606.336 g/mol
50 atoms

BC47CF has a molar mass of 606.336 g/mol, made up of 50 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 48 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass606.336 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule50

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0068446 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.9320191 × 10^20

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%

C95.1%

F3.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.783%

Carbon (C × 48)576.528 g/mol, 95.084%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 3.133%

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