Recognised as Colour

#BF90CD

#BF90CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF90CD is a violet with RGB values 191, 144, 205 and HSL 286°, 38%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF90CD#BF90CD

HEX#BF90CD

RGBrgb(191, 144, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5647, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.9%, 56.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(286.2, 37.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 29.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK6.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,554,445

CSS custom property--colour: #BF90CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#406F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF97A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1 Violet · ΔE 30.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ECD90

Analogous#A190CD, #CD90BC

Triadic#CDBF90, #90CDBF

Split complementary#BCCD90, #90CDA1

Tetradic#CDA190, #9ECD90, #90BCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FD

Lighter +20%#E8D6ED

Lighter +10%#D3B3DD

Darker −10%#AB6DBD

Darker −20%#954DAA

Darker −30%#763D87

Darker −40%#572D64

More saturated +25%#CA7CE1

Less saturated −25%#B4A4B9

Channel breakdown

R191

G144

B205

Red191 (74.9%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue286.23°

Saturation (HSL)37.89%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 90 · B CD

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BF90Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,833.04 g/mol
92 atoms

BF90Cd has a molar mass of 1,833.04 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 90 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,833.04 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.0438345 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.2853297 × 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%

F93.3%

Cd6.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.59%

Fluorine (F × 90)1,709.82 g/mol, 93.278%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 6.132%

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