Recognised as Colour

#BC85FE

#BC85FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC85FE is a violet with RGB values 188, 133, 254 and HSL 267°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC85FE#BC85FE

HEX#BC85FE

RGBrgb(188, 133, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5216, 0.9961

RGB percentages73.7%, 52.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(267.3, 98.4%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 47.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK26%, 47.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,355,070

CSS custom property--colour: #BC85FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#437A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#B09AB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7FE85

Analogous#858BFE, #F885FE

Triadic#FEBC85, #85FEBC

Split complementary#FEF985, #8AFE85

Tetradic#FE858B, #C7FE85, #85FEF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EAFF

Lighter +10%#D8B8FE

Darker −10%#A052FE

Darker −20%#8420FD

Darker −30%#6B02E8

Darker −40%#5301B6

More saturated +25%#BC84FF

Less saturated −25%#BD94EF

Channel breakdown

R188

G133

B254

Red188 (73.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue267.27°

Saturation (HSL)98.37%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 85 · B FE

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BC85Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
1,087.59 g/mol
87 atoms

BC85Fe has a molar mass of 1,087.59 g/mol, made up of 87 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 85 × C, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,087.59 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule87

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8059857 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.5371425 × 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%

C93.9%

Fe5.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.994%

Carbon (C × 85)1,020.935 g/mol, 93.871%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.135%

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