Recognised as Colour

#BC8FC9

#BC8FC9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC8FC9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 143, 201 and HSL 287°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC8FC9#BC8FC9

HEX#BC8FC9

RGBrgb(188, 143, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5608, 0.7882

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.1%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(286.6, 34.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 28.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK6.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,577

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8FC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1

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

Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#437036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#889CCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BD95A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 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 text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.7 Thistle · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30.2 Orchid · ΔE 30.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CC98F

Analogous#9F8FC9, #C98FB9

Triadic#C9BC8F, #8FC9BC

Split complementary#B9C98F, #8FC99F

Tetradic#C99F8F, #9CC98F, #8FB9C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF6FB

Lighter +20%#E5D4EA

Lighter +10%#D1B1DA

Darker −10%#A76DB8

Darker −20%#904FA3

Darker −30%#723E81

Darker −40%#532E5E

More saturated +25%#C77ADE

Less saturated −25%#B1A4B4

Channel breakdown

R188

G143

B201

Red188 (73.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue286.55°

Saturation (HSL)34.94%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 8F · B C9

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BC8FC9 (chemical formula)

Formula
233.995 g/mol
19 atoms

BC8FC9 has a molar mass of 233.995 g/mol, made up of 19 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 17 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass233.995 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule19

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8855784 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5736194 × 10^21

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

B4.6%

C87.3%

F8.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.62%

Carbon (C × 17)204.187 g/mol, 87.261%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.119%

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