Recognised as Colour

#BF16CA

#BF16CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF16CA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 22, 202 and HSL 296°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF16CA#BF16CA

HEX#BF16CA

RGBrgb(191, 22, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0863, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.9%, 8.6%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(296.3, 80.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 89.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK5.4%, 89.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,523,210

CSS custom property--colour: #BF16CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#40E935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4775C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C34278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4 Dark violet · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2 Magenta · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21CA16

Analogous#6516CA, #CA167B

Triadic#CABF16, #16CABF

Split complementary#7BCA16, #16CA65

Tetradic#CA6516, #21CA16, #167BCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B5F7

Lighter +30%#EB87F2

Lighter +20%#E459ED

Lighter +10%#DC2BE8

Darker −10%#94119C

Darker −20%#680C6E

Darker −30%#3D0740

Darker −40%#110212

More saturated +25%#D200E0

Less saturated −25%#A632AE

Channel breakdown

R191

G22

B202

Red191 (74.9%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue296.33°

Saturation (HSL)80.36%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 16 · B CA

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BF16Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
354.856 g/mol
18 atoms

BF16Ca has a molar mass of 354.856 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 16 × F, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass354.856 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.8925225 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6970661 × 10^21

Name

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Composition by mass

B3%

F85.7%

Ca11.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.046%

Fluorine (F × 16)303.968 g/mol, 85.66%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 11.294%

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