Recognised as Colour

#BC8FEF

#BC8FEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC8FEF is a violet with RGB values 188, 143, 239 and HSL 268°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC8FEF#BC8FEF

HEX#BC8FEF

RGBrgb(188, 143, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5608, 0.9373

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(268.1, 75%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 40.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK21.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,615

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#437010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78A2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B49EB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2EF8F

Analogous#8F92EF, #EC8FEF

Triadic#EFBC8F, #8FEFBC

Split complementary#EFEC8F, #92EF8F

Tetradic#EF8F92, #C2EF8F, #8FEFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E8FC

Lighter +10%#D7BCF5

Darker −10%#A162E9

Darker −20%#8736E2

Darker −30%#6D1DC8

Darker −40%#55169C

More saturated +25%#BB7FFF

Less saturated −25%#BD9FDF

Channel breakdown

R188

G143

B239

Red188 (73.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue268.13°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 8F · B EF

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BC8FeF (chemical formula)

Formula
181.741 g/mol
11 atoms

BC8FeF has a molar mass of 181.741 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × B, 8 × C, 1 × Fe, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass181.741 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule3.0178803 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.313584 × 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

B5.9%

C52.9%

Fe30.7%

F10.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.948%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 52.871%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 30.728%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 10.453%

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