Recognised as Colour

#BC8FE6

#BC8FE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC8FE6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 143, 230 and HSL 271°, 64%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC8FE6#BC8FE6

HEX#BC8FE6

RGBrgb(188, 143, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5608, 0.902

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.1%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(271, 63.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 37.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK18.3%, 37.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,606

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#437019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B69CB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9E68F

Analogous#918FE6, #E68FE4

Triadic#E6BC8F, #8FE6BC

Split complementary#E4E68F, #8FE691

Tetradic#E6918F, #B9E68F, #8FE5E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE2F9

Lighter +10%#D5B9EF

Darker −10%#A365DD

Darker −20%#8A3CD3

Darker −30%#7028B4

Darker −40%#561F8A

More saturated +25%#BD7EF7

Less saturated −25%#BBA0D5

Channel breakdown

R188

G143

B230

Red188 (73.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue271.03°

Saturation (HSL)63.5%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 8F · B E6

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BC8Fe6 (chemical formula)

Formula
441.968 g/mol
15 atoms

BC8Fe6 has a molar mass of 441.968 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 8 × C, 6 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass441.968 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.3390513 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3625739 × 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

B2.4%

C21.7%

Fe75.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.446%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 21.741%

Iron (Fe × 6)335.07 g/mol, 75.813%

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