Recognised as Colour

#BCABF3

#BCABF3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BCABF3 is a blue with RGB values 188, 171, 243 and HSL 254°, 75%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCABF3#BCABF3

HEX#BCABF3

RGBrgb(188, 171, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.9529

RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(254.2, 75%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 29.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK22.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,787

CSS custom property--colour: #BCABF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#43540C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AB6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Thistle · ΔE 26.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2F3AB

Analogous#ABBEF3, #E0ABF3

Triadic#F3BCAB, #ABF3BC

Split complementary#F3E0AB, #BEF3AB

Tetradic#F3ABBE, #E2F3AB, #ABF3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0D8F9

Darker −10%#987EED

Darker −20%#7552E6

Darker −30%#5125E0

Darker −40%#3F1AB8

More saturated +25%#B69FFF

Less saturated −25%#C2B7E7

Channel breakdown

R188

G171

B243

Red188 (73.7%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue254.17°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B F3

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BCaBF3 (chemical formula)

Formula
118.692 g/mol
6 atoms

BCaBF3 has a molar mass of 118.692 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Ca, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass118.692 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.970927 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.0737546 × 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

B18.2%

Ca33.8%

F48%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 18.215%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 33.766%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 48.018%

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