Recognised as Colour

#BF6FF6

#BF6FF6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF6FF6 is a violet with RGB values 191, 111, 246 and HSL 276°, 88%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF6FF6#BF6FF6

HEX#BF6FF6

RGBrgb(191, 111, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4353, 0.9647

RGB percentages74.9%, 43.5%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(275.6, 88.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 54.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK22.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,546,038

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#409009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#448FFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Deuteranopia#6094F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B887A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6F66F

Analogous#7B6FF6, #F66FEA

Triadic#F6BF6F, #6FF6BF

Split complementary#EAF66F, #6FF67B

Tetradic#F67B6F, #A6F66F, #6FEAF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EACFFC

Lighter +10%#D49FF9

Darker −10%#AA3FF3

Darker −20%#940FF0

Darker −30%#770CC0

Darker −40%#590990

More saturated +25%#C166FF

Less saturated −25%#BB82E3

Channel breakdown

R191

G111

B246

Red191 (74.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue275.56°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6F · B F6

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BF6FF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
257.784 g/mol
14 atoms

BF6FF6 has a molar mass of 257.784 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 13 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass257.784 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.280604 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3361189 × 10^21

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

B4.2%

F95.8%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.193%

Fluorine (F × 13)246.974 g/mol, 95.807%

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