Recognised as Colour

#BF5F89

#BF5F89
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF5F89 is a red with RGB values 191, 95, 137 and HSL 334°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BF5F89#BF5F89

HEX#BF5F89

RGBrgb(191, 95, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3725, 0.5373

RGB percentages74.9%, 37.3%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(333.8, 42.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 50.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 50.3%, 28.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,541,833

CSS custom property--colour: #BF5F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#40A076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C748Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#858587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC5A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.7 Hot pink · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 27.5 Light coral · ΔE 28.1 Plum · ΔE 28.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FBF95

Analogous#BF5FB9, #BF655F

Triadic#89BF5F, #5F89BF

Split complementary#5FBF65, #5FB9BF

Tetradic#B9BF5F, #5FBF95, #655FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1F4

Lighter +30%#EBCCDA

Lighter +20%#DCA8BF

Lighter +10%#CE83A4

Darker −10%#A8436F

Darker −20%#833557

Darker −30%#5F263F

Darker −40%#3B1727

More saturated +25%#DB4386

Less saturated −25%#A37B8D

Channel breakdown

R191

G95

B137

Red191 (74.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue333.75°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 5F · B 89

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BF5F89 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,796.622 g/mol
95 atoms

BF5F89 has a molar mass of 1,796.622 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 94 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,796.622 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.983361 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.3519242 × 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

B0.6%

F99.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.602%

Fluorine (F × 94)1,785.812 g/mol, 99.398%

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