Recognised as Colour

#BF71FE

#BF71FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF71FE is a violet with RGB values 191, 113, 254 and HSL 273°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF71FE#BF71FE

HEX#BF71FE

RGBrgb(191, 113, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4431, 0.9961

RGB percentages74.9%, 44.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(273.2, 98.6%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 55.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK24.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,546,558

CSS custom property--colour: #BF71FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#408E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C96FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B58BADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0FE71

Analogous#7871FE, #FE71F6

Triadic#FEBF71, #71FEBF

Split complementary#F7FE71, #71FE78

Tetradic#FE7871, #B0FE71, #71F7FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDD6FF

Lighter +10%#D6A4FE

Darker −10%#A83EFE

Darker −20%#910CFD

Darker −30%#7601D5

Darker −40%#5A01A2

More saturated +25%#BF70FF

Less saturated −25%#BD83EC

Channel breakdown

R191

G113

B254

Red191 (74.9%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue273.19°

Saturation (HSL)98.6%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 71 · B FE

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BF71Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
1,415.513 g/mol
73 atoms

BF71Fe has a molar mass of 1,415.513 g/mol, made up of 73 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 71 × F, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,415.513 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule73

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3505146 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.2543875 × 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

B0.8%

F95.3%

Fe3.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.764%

Fluorine (F × 71)1,348.858 g/mol, 95.291%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 3.945%

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