Recognised as Colour

#BF395F

#BF395F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF395F is a red with RGB values 191, 57, 95 and HSL 343°, 54%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF395F#BF395F

HEX#BF395F

RGBrgb(191, 57, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2235, 0.3725

RGB percentages74.9%, 22.4%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(343, 54%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 70.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 50.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,532,063

CSS custom property--colour: #BF395F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#40C6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595A60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C755Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D02048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Light coral · ΔE 26.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6 Crimson · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39BF99

Analogous#BF39A2, #BF5639

Triadic#5FBF39, #395FBF

Split complementary#39BF56, #39A2BF

Tetradic#A2BF39, #39BF99, #5639BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D2DB

Lighter +30%#E6ABBC

Lighter +20%#DA849C

Lighter +10%#CF5C7D

Darker −10%#982D4B

Darker −20%#702238

Darker −30%#491624

Darker −40%#220A11

More saturated +25%#DE1A52

Less saturated −25%#A0586C

Channel breakdown

R191

G57

B95

Red191 (74.9%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue342.99°

Saturation (HSL)54.03%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 39 · B 5F

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BF395F (chemical formula)

Formula
7,534.018 g/mol
397 atoms

BF395F has a molar mass of 7,534.018 g/mol, made up of 397 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 396 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,534.018 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule397

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2510531 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.9932657 × 10^19

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

B0.1%

F99.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.143%

Fluorine (F × 396)7,523.208 g/mol, 99.857%

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