Recognised as Colour

#BF23FC

#BF23FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BF23FC is a violet with RGB values 191, 35, 252 and HSL 283°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF23FC#BF23FC

HEX#BF23FC

RGBrgb(191, 35, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1373, 0.9882

RGB percentages74.9%, 13.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(283.1, 97.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 86.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK24.2%, 86.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,526,588

CSS custom property--colour: #BF23FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#40DC03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B86197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.5 Magenta · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Medium blue · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60FC23

Analogous#5223FC, #FC23CD

Triadic#FCBF23, #23FCBF

Split complementary#CCFC23, #23FC53

Tetradic#FC5323, #60FC23, #23CCFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAECFF

Lighter +30%#EBBAFE

Lighter +20%#DC88FD

Lighter +10%#CE55FD

Darker −10%#A803E9

Darker −20%#8402B7

Darker −30%#600284

Darker −40%#3B0152

More saturated +25%#C020FF

Less saturated −25%#B33FE0

Channel breakdown

R191

G35

B252

Red191 (74.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue283.13°

Saturation (HSL)97.31%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 23 · B FC

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BF23FC (chemical formula)

Formula
478.773 g/mol
26 atoms

BF23FC has a molar mass of 478.773 g/mol, made up of 26 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 24 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass478.773 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule26

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.9502127 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.257828 × 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

B2.3%

F95.2%

C2.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.258%

Fluorine (F × 24)455.952 g/mol, 95.233%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.509%

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