Recognised as Colour

#BF97CF

#BF97CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF97CF is a violet with RGB values 191, 151, 207 and HSL 283°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF97CF#BF97CF

HEX#BF97CF

RGBrgb(191, 151, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5922, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.9%, 59.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(282.9, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK7.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,556,239

CSS custom property--colour: #BF97CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#406830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A3D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BF9DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.4 Thistle · ΔE 21.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4 Pink · ΔE 30.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 31 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7CF97

Analogous#A397CF, #CF97C3

Triadic#CFBF97, #97CFBF

Split complementary#C3CF97, #97CFA3

Tetradic#CFA397, #A7CF97, #97C3CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADDEF

Lighter +10%#D4BADF

Darker −10%#AA74BF

Darker −20%#9451AF

Darker −30%#77418C

Darker −40%#593169

More saturated +25%#C784E2

Less saturated −25%#B7AABC

Channel breakdown

R191

G151

B207

Red191 (74.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 97 · B CF

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BF97CF (chemical formula)

Formula
1,884.625 g/mol
100 atoms

BF97CF has a molar mass of 1,884.625 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 98 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,884.625 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1294934 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1954053 × 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%

F98.8%

C0.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.574%

Fluorine (F × 98)1,861.804 g/mol, 98.789%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.637%

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