Recognised as Colour

#BC76FE

#BC76FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC76FE is a violet with RGB values 188, 118, 254 and HSL 271°, 99%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC76FE#BC76FE

HEX#BC76FE

RGBrgb(188, 118, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4627, 0.9961

RGB percentages73.7%, 46.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(270.9, 98.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 53.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK26%, 53.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,230

CSS custom property--colour: #BC76FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#438901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F97FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B18FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 23.4

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#B8FE76

Analogous#7876FE, #FE76FC

Triadic#FEBC76, #76FEBC

Split complementary#FCFE76, #76FE78

Tetradic#FE7876, #B8FE76, #76FCFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDBFF

Lighter +10%#D5A9FE

Darker −10%#A343FE

Darker −20%#8A11FD

Darker −30%#7102D9

Darker −40%#5601A7

More saturated +25%#BC75FF

Less saturated −25%#BB87ED

Channel breakdown

R188

G118

B254

Red188 (73.7%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue270.88°

Saturation (HSL)98.55%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 76 · B FE

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BC76Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
979.491 g/mol
78 atoms

BC76Fe has a molar mass of 979.491 g/mol, made up of 78 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 76 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass979.491 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule78

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6264831 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1482349 × 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

B1.1%

C93.2%

Fe5.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.104%

Carbon (C × 76)912.836 g/mol, 93.195%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.701%

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