Recognised as Colour

#BF23DB

#BF23DB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BF23DB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 35, 219 and HSL 291°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF23DB#BF23DB

HEX#BF23DB

RGBrgb(191, 35, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1373, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.9%, 13.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(290.9, 72.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 84%, 85.9%)

CMYK12.8%, 84%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,526,555

CSS custom property--colour: #BF23DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#40DC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B79D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C05084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6 Magenta · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FDB23

Analogous#6323DB, #DB239B

Triadic#DBBF23, #23DBBF

Split complementary#9BDB23, #23DB63

Tetradic#DB6323, #3FDB23, #239BDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D2F8

Lighter +30%#E5A6F1

Lighter +20%#D97AEA

Lighter +10%#CC4EE3

Darker −10%#991CAF

Darker −20%#721583

Darker −30%#4C0E57

Darker −40%#26072B

More saturated +25%#D503FB

Less saturated −25%#A943BB

Channel breakdown

R191

G35

B219

Red191 (74.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue290.87°

Saturation (HSL)72.44%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 23 · B DB

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BF23Db (chemical formula)

Formula
715.764 g/mol
25 atoms

BF23Db has a molar mass of 715.764 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 23 × F, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass715.764 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1885541 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.4135843 × 10^20

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

B1.5%

F61%

Db37.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.51%

Fluorine (F × 23)436.954 g/mol, 61.047%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 37.443%

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