Recognised as Colour

#BF40CE

#BF40CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF40CE is a magenta with RGB values 191, 64, 206 and HSL 294°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF40CE#BF40CE

HEX#BF40CE

RGBrgb(191, 64, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.8078

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(293.7, 59.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 68.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK7.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,966

CSS custom property--colour: #BF40CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#40BF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1470D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#577ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C25883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FCE40

Analogous#7840CE, #CE4096

Triadic#CEBF40, #40CEBF

Split complementary#96CE40, #40CE78

Tetradic#CE7840, #4FCE40, #4096CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E2F8

Lighter +30%#E8BAED

Lighter +20%#DA91E3

Lighter +10%#CD69D8

Darker −10%#A12DAE

Darker −20%#7B2286

Darker −30%#56185D

Darker −40%#300D35

More saturated +25%#D722EC

Less saturated −25%#A75EB0

Channel breakdown

R191

G64

B206

Red191 (74.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue293.66°

Saturation (HSL)59.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B CE

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BF40Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
910.85 g/mol
42 atoms

BF40Ce has a molar mass of 910.85 g/mol, made up of 42 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 40 × F, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass910.85 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule42

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.512502 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6115615 × 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%

F83.4%

Ce15.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.187%

Fluorine (F × 40)759.92 g/mol, 83.43%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 15.383%

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