Recognised as Colour

#BF84FF

#BF84FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF84FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 132, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF84FF#BF84FF

HEX#BF84FF

RGBrgb(191, 132, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5176, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 51.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(268.8, 100%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 48.2%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,551,423

CSS custom property--colour: #BF84FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#407B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#709FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B49AB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4FF84

Analogous#8487FF, #FC84FF

Triadic#FFBF84, #84FFBF

Split complementary#FFFC84, #87FF84

Tetradic#FF8487, #C4FF84, #84FFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EAFF

Lighter +10%#DAB7FF

Darker −10%#A451FF

Darker −20%#8A1EFF

Darker −30%#7000EA

Darker −40%#5800B7

More saturated +25%#BF84FF

Less saturated −25%#C093F0

Channel breakdown

R191

G132

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue268.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 84 · B FF

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BF84FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,644.638 g/mol
87 atoms

BF84FF has a molar mass of 1,644.638 g/mol, made up of 87 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 86 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,644.638 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule87

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.7309857 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.6616816 × 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, 0.657%

Fluorine (F × 86)1,633.828 g/mol, 99.343%

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