Recognised as Colour

#BC83FF

#BC83FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC83FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 131, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC83FF#BC83FF

HEX#BC83FF

RGBrgb(188, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(267.6, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,354,559

CSS custom property--colour: #BC83FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#437C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B099B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FF83

Analogous#8388FF, #FA83FF

Triadic#FFBC83, #83FFBC

Split complementary#FFFA83, #88FF83

Tetradic#FF8388, #C6FF83, #83FFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E9FF

Lighter +10%#D8B6FF

Darker −10%#A050FF

Darker −20%#851DFF

Darker −30%#6B00E9

Darker −40%#5400B6

More saturated +25%#BC83FF

Less saturated −25%#BD93F0

Channel breakdown

R188

G131

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue267.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 83 · B FF

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BC83FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,045.719 g/mol
86 atoms

BC83FF has a molar mass of 1,045.719 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 83 × C, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,045.719 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7364573 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7588518 × 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%

C95.3%

F3.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.034%

Carbon (C × 83)996.913 g/mol, 95.333%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 3.633%

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