Recognised as Colour

#BF74F3

#BF74F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF74F3 is a violet with RGB values 191, 116, 243 and HSL 275°, 84%, 70%. 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

#BF74F3#BF74F3

HEX#BF74F3

RGBrgb(191, 116, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4549, 0.9529

RGB percentages74.9%, 45.5%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(275.4, 84.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 52.3%, 95.3%)

CMYK21.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,547,315

CSS custom property--colour: #BF74F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 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#8D8D8D

Inverted#408B0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5092F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6896F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B88AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 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 12.1 Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Violet · ΔE 18.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8F374

Analogous#7F74F3, #F374E8

Triadic#F3BF74, #74F3BF

Split complementary#E7F374, #74F380

Tetradic#F38074, #A8F374, #74E7F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD2FB

Lighter +10%#D5A3F7

Darker −10%#A945EF

Darker −20%#9416EB

Darker −30%#7710BE

Darker −40%#590C8F

More saturated +25%#C168FF

Less saturated −25%#BC87E0

Channel breakdown

R191

G116

B243

Red191 (74.9%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue275.43°

Saturation (HSL)84.11%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 74 · B F3

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BF74F3 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,473.656 g/mol
78 atoms

BF74F3 has a molar mass of 1,473.656 g/mol, made up of 78 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 77 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,473.656 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule78

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4470634 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.0865309 × 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

B0.7%

F99.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.734%

Fluorine (F × 77)1,462.846 g/mol, 99.266%

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