Recognised as Colour
#BF38F9
- #BF38F9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark violet
#BF38F9 is a violet with RGB values 191, 56, 249 and HSL 282°, 94%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.
Colour values
#BF38F9#BF38F9
HEX#BF38F9
RGBrgb(191, 56, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2196, 0.9765
RGB percentages74.9%, 22%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(282, 94.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 77.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK23.3%, 77.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,531,961
CSS custom property--colour: #BF38F9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#40C706
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72F938
Analogous#5F38F9, #F938D2
Triadic#F9BF38, #38F9BF
Split complementary#D3F938, #38F95E
Tetradic#F95E38, #72F938, #38D2F9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G56
B249
Red191 (74.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue281.97°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 38 · B F9
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BF38F9 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 903.716 g/mol
- 48 atoms
BF38F9 has a molar mass of 903.716 g/mol, made up of 48 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 47 × F.
Molar mass
Molar mass903.716 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule48
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.5006557 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram6.6637536 × 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
B1.2%
F98.8%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.196%
Fluorine (F × 47)892.906 g/mol, 98.804%
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