Recognised as Colour

#BC72FF

#BC72FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC72FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 114, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC72FF#BC72FF

HEX#BC72FF

RGBrgb(188, 114, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4471, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 44.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.5, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,350,207

CSS custom property--colour: #BC72FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#438D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A95FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B18DAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5FF72

Analogous#7672FF, #FF72FB

Triadic#FFBC72, #72FFBC

Split complementary#FBFF72, #72FF75

Tetradic#FF7572, #B5FF72, #72FBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD8FF

Lighter +10%#D4A5FF

Darker −10%#A43FFF

Darker −20%#8C0CFF

Darker −30%#7100D8

Darker −40%#5700A5

More saturated +25%#BC72FF

Less saturated −25%#BB84ED

Channel breakdown

R188

G114

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 72 · B FF

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BC72FF (chemical formula)

Formula
913.598 g/mol
75 atoms

BC72FF has a molar mass of 913.598 g/mol, made up of 75 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 72 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass913.598 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule75

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5170652 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.5916746 × 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

B1.2%

C94.7%

F4.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.183%

Carbon (C × 72)864.792 g/mol, 94.658%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.159%

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