Recognised as Colour

#BF8BEF

#BF8BEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF8BEF is a violet with RGB values 191, 139, 239 and HSL 271°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF8BEF#BF8BEF

HEX#BF8BEF

RGBrgb(191, 139, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5451, 0.9373

RGB percentages74.9%, 54.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(271.2, 75.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 41.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.1%, 41.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,199

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8BEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#407410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#749FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B89BB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Slate blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBEF8B

Analogous#8D8BEF, #EF8BED

Triadic#EFBF8B, #8BEFBF

Split complementary#EDEF8B, #8BEF8D

Tetradic#EF8D8B, #BBEF8B, #8BEDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E5FB

Lighter +10%#D8B8F5

Darker −10%#A65EE9

Darker −20%#8E31E3

Darker −30%#741BC6

Darker −40%#5A1599

More saturated +25%#C07BFF

Less saturated −25%#BE9CDF

Channel breakdown

R191

G139

B239

Red191 (74.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue271.2°

Saturation (HSL)75.76%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 8B · B EF

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BF8BeF (chemical formula)

Formula
190.8042 g/mol
11 atoms

BF8BeF has a molar mass of 190.8042 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 9 × F, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass190.8042 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1683783 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1561888 × 10^21

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

B5.7%

F89.6%

Be4.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 5.665%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 89.611%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 4.723%

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