Recognised as Colour

#BCAFF1

#BCAFF1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BCAFF1 is a blue with RGB values 188, 175, 241 and HSL 252°, 70%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCAFF1#BCAFF1

HEX#BCAFF1

RGBrgb(188, 175, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6863, 0.9451

RGB percentages73.7%, 68.6%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(251.8, 70.2%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 27.4%, 94.5%)

CMYK22%, 27.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,365,809

CSS custom property--colour: #BCAFF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#43500E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FB8F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0B7EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#B1BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5 Lavender · ΔE 31.1

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

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4F1AF

Analogous#AFC3F1, #DDAFF1

Triadic#F1BCAF, #AFF1BC

Split complementary#F1DDAF, #C3F1AF

Tetradic#F1AFC3, #E4F1AF, #AFF1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0DAF9

Darker −10%#9884E9

Darker −20%#7358E2

Darker −30%#4F2DDA

Darker −40%#3D20B4

More saturated +25%#B5A3FD

Less saturated −25%#C3BBE5

Channel breakdown

R188

G175

B241

Red188 (73.7%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue251.82°

Saturation (HSL)70.21%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G AF · B F1

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BCaFF1 (chemical formula)

Formula
88.884 g/mol
4 atoms

BCaFF1 has a molar mass of 88.884 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ca, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass88.884 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4759535 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.775281 × 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

B12.2%

Ca45.1%

F42.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 12.162%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 45.09%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 42.748%

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