Recognised as Colour

#BF88DB

#BF88DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF88DB is a violet with RGB values 191, 136, 219 and HSL 280°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF88DB#BF88DB

HEX#BF88DB

RGBrgb(191, 136, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5333, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.9%, 53.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(279.8, 53.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 37.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK12.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,411

CSS custom property--colour: #BF88DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#407724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#879FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#BD93A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 29 Slate blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4DB88

Analogous#9688DB, #DB88CD

Triadic#DBBF88, #88DBBF

Split complementary#CEDB88, #88DB96

Tetradic#DB9688, #A4DB88, #88CDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E9D6F3

Lighter +10%#D4AFE7

Darker −10%#AA61CF

Darker −20%#953BC2

Darker −30%#772F9B

Darker −40%#592374

More saturated +25%#C575EE

Less saturated −25%#B99BC8

Channel breakdown

R191

G136

B219

Red191 (74.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue279.76°

Saturation (HSL)53.55%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 88 · B DB

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BF88Db (chemical formula)

Formula
1,950.634 g/mol
90 atoms

BF88Db has a molar mass of 1,950.634 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 88 × F, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,950.634 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.239104 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.0872736 × 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

B0.6%

F85.7%

Db13.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.554%

Fluorine (F × 88)1,671.824 g/mol, 85.707%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 13.739%

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