Recognised as Colour

#BC65CF

#BC65CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC65CF is a violet with RGB values 188, 101, 207 and HSL 289°, 52%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BC65CF#BC65CF

HEX#BC65CF

RGBrgb(188, 101, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3961, 0.8118

RGB percentages73.7%, 39.6%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(289.2, 52.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 51.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK9.2%, 51.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,831

CSS custom property--colour: #BC65CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#439A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5382D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E8BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 11 Violet · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78CF65

Analogous#8765CF, #CF65AD

Triadic#CFBC65, #65CFBC

Split complementary#ADCF65, #65CF87

Tetradic#CF8765, #78CF65, #65ADCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDAF3

Lighter +20%#DEB3E7

Lighter +10%#CD8CDB

Darker −10%#AB3EC3

Darker −20%#8A319D

Darker −30%#682576

Darker −40%#46194F

More saturated +25%#CC4CE8

Less saturated −25%#AC7EB6

Channel breakdown

R188

G101

B207

Red188 (73.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue289.25°

Saturation (HSL)52.48%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 65 · B CF

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BC65CF (chemical formula)

Formula
822.534 g/mol
68 atoms

BC65CF has a molar mass of 822.534 g/mol, made up of 68 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 66 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass822.534 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule68

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3658498 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.321449 × 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

B1.3%

C96.4%

F2.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.314%

Carbon (C × 66)792.726 g/mol, 96.376%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.31%

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