Recognised as Colour

#BC78F6

#BC78F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC78F6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 120, 246 and HSL 272°, 88%, 72%. 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

#BC78F6#BC78F6

HEX#BC78F6

RGBrgb(188, 120, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4706, 0.9647

RGB percentages73.7%, 47.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(272.4, 87.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 51.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK23.6%, 51.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,734

CSS custom property--colour: #BC78F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 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#909090

Inverted#438709

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5394FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6797F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B38EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2F678

Analogous#7D78F6, #F678F1

Triadic#F6BC78, #78F6BC

Split complementary#F1F678, #78F67D

Tetradic#F67D78, #B2F678, #78F1F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBD8FC

Lighter +10%#D4A8F9

Darker −10%#A448F3

Darker −20%#8D18F0

Darker −30%#720DC8

Darker −40%#570A98

More saturated +25%#BD6FFF

Less saturated −25%#BB8AE4

Channel breakdown

R188

G120

B246

Red188 (73.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue272.38°

Saturation (HSL)87.5%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 78 · B F6

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BC78F6 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,061.656 g/mol
85 atoms

BC78F6 has a molar mass of 1,061.656 g/mol, made up of 85 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 78 × C, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,061.656 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7629213 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.6724031 × 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%

C88.2%

F10.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.018%

Carbon (C × 78)936.858 g/mol, 88.245%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 10.737%

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