Recognised as Colour

#BF85CB

#BF85CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF85CB is a violet with RGB values 191, 133, 203 and HSL 290°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF85CB#BF85CB

HEX#BF85CB

RGBrgb(191, 133, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5216, 0.7961

RGB percentages74.9%, 52.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(289.7, 40.2%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 34.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK5.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,551,627

CSS custom property--colour: #BF85CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#407A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D96CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C08D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Violet · ΔE 24.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2 Thistle · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91CB85

Analogous#9C85CB, #CB85B4

Triadic#CBBF85, #85CBBF

Split complementary#B4CB85, #85CB9C

Tetradic#CB9C85, #91CB85, #85B4CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F0F9

Lighter +20%#E5CDE9

Lighter +10%#D2A9DA

Darker −10%#AC61BC

Darker −20%#9446A4

Darker −30%#743780

Darker −40%#53275D

More saturated +25%#CD6FE1

Less saturated −25%#B19BB5

Channel breakdown

R191

G133

B203

Red191 (74.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue289.71°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 85 · B CB

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BF85CB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,648.461 g/mol
88 atoms

BF85CB has a molar mass of 1,648.461 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 85 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,648.461 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7373339 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.6531897 × 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

B1.3%

F98%

C0.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.312%

Fluorine (F × 85)1,614.83 g/mol, 97.96%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.729%

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