Recognised as Colour

#BC53FF

#BC53FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BC53FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 83, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BC53FF#BC53FF

HEX#BC53FF

RGBrgb(188, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.6, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,342,271

CSS custom property--colour: #BC53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#43AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3188FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B278A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96FF53

Analogous#6653FF, #FF53EC

Triadic#FFBC53, #53FFBC

Split complementary#ECFF53, #53FF66

Tetradic#FF6653, #96FF53, #53ECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8ECFF

Lighter +20%#E4B9FF

Lighter +10%#D086FF

Darker −10%#A820FF

Darker −20%#9000EC

Darker −30%#7100B9

Darker −40%#520086

More saturated +25%#BC53FF

Less saturated −25%#B768EA

Channel breakdown

R188

G83

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 53 · B FF

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BC53FF (chemical formula)

Formula
685.389 g/mol
56 atoms

BC53FF has a molar mass of 685.389 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 53 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass685.389 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule56

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1381152 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.7864567 × 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

B1.6%

C92.9%

F5.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.577%

Carbon (C × 53)636.583 g/mol, 92.879%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 5.544%

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