Recognised as Colour

#BC89FC

#BC89FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC89FC is a violet with RGB values 188, 137, 252 and HSL 267°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC89FC#BC89FC

HEX#BC89FC

RGBrgb(188, 137, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5373, 0.9882

RGB percentages73.7%, 53.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(266.6, 95%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 45.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK25.4%, 45.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,356,092

CSS custom property--colour: #BC89FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#437603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#75A1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B19DB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FC89

Analogous#8990FC, #F589FC

Triadic#FCBC89, #89FCBC

Split complementary#FCF589, #90FC89

Tetradic#FC8990, #C9FC89, #89FCF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4ECFF

Lighter +10%#D8BBFD

Darker −10%#A057FB

Darker −20%#8426F9

Darker −30%#6906E6

Darker −40%#5305B4

More saturated +25%#BC86FF

Less saturated −25%#BE98ED

Channel breakdown

R188

G137

B252

Red188 (73.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue266.61°

Saturation (HSL)95.04%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 89 · B FC

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BC89FC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,110.798 g/mol
92 atoms

BC89FC has a molar mass of 1,110.798 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 90 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,110.798 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8445235 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.4214544 × 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%

C97.3%

F1.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.973%

Carbon (C × 90)1,080.99 g/mol, 97.317%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.71%

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