Recognised as Colour

#BF93FF

#BF93FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF93FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 147, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF93FF#BF93FF

HEX#BF93FF

RGBrgb(191, 147, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5765, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 57.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(264.4, 100%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 42.4%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,555,263

CSS custom property--colour: #BF93FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#406C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B3A5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3FF93

Analogous#939DFF, #F593FF

Triadic#FFBF93, #93FFBF

Split complementary#FFF593, #9DFF93

Tetradic#FF939D, #D3FF93, #93FFF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF9FF

Lighter +10%#DDC6FF

Darker −10%#A160FF

Darker −20%#832DFF

Darker −30%#6500F9

Darker −40%#5100C6

More saturated +25%#BF93FF

Less saturated −25%#C2A1F2

Channel breakdown

R191

G147

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 93 · B FF

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BF93FF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,815.62 g/mol
96 atoms

BF93FF has a molar mass of 1,815.62 g/mol, made up of 96 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 95 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,815.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule96

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.0149079 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.3168509 × 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%

F99.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.595%

Fluorine (F × 95)1,804.81 g/mol, 99.405%

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