Recognised as Colour

#BF6CD9

#BF6CD9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF6CD9 is a violet with RGB values 191, 108, 217 and HSL 286°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF6CD9#BF6CD9

HEX#BF6CD9

RGBrgb(191, 108, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4235, 0.851

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.4%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(285.7, 58.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 50.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK12%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,241

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#409326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5788DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7090D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BF7C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2 Violet · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86D96C

Analogous#896CD9, #D96CBC

Triadic#D9BF6C, #6CD9BF

Split complementary#BDD96C, #6CD988

Tetradic#D9886C, #86D96C, #6CBDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E6F8

Lighter +20%#E2BDEE

Lighter +10%#D195E3

Darker −10%#AD43CF

Darker −20%#922EB1

Darker −30%#702389

Darker −40%#4F1960

More saturated +25%#CB55F0

Less saturated −25%#B383C2

Channel breakdown

R191

G108

B217

Red191 (74.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue285.69°

Saturation (HSL)58.92%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6C · B D9

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BF6Cd9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,136.488 g/mol
16 atoms

BF6Cd9 has a molar mass of 1,136.488 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 6 × F, 9 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,136.488 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8871827 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.298904 × 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%

F10%

Cd89%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.951%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 10.03%

Cadmium (Cd × 9)1,011.69 g/mol, 89.019%

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