Colour

#BF98CA

#BF98CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF98CA is a violet with RGB values 191, 152, 202 and HSL 287°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF98CA#BF98CA

HEX#BF98CA

RGBrgb(191, 152, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5961, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.9%, 59.6%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(286.8, 32.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 24.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK5.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,556,490

CSS custom property--colour: #BF98CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#406735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C09DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9 Pink · ΔE 28.3 Light pink · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3CA98

Analogous#A698CA, #CA98BC

Triadic#CABF98, #98CABF

Split complementary#BCCA98, #98CAA6

Tetradic#CAA698, #A3CA98, #98BCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFE

Lighter +20%#E9DBED

Lighter +10%#D4BADB

Darker −10%#AA76B9

Darker −20%#9556A6

Darker −30%#774485

Darker −40%#583363

More saturated +25%#CA84DE

Less saturated −25%#B4ACB7

Channel breakdown

R191

G152

B202

Red191 (74.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue286.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.05%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 98 · B CA

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BF98Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
1,912.692 g/mol
100 atoms

BF98Ca has a molar mass of 1,912.692 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 98 × F, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,912.692 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.1760998 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1485157 × 10^20

Composition by mass

B0.6%

F97.3%

Ca2.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.565%

Fluorine (F × 98)1,861.804 g/mol, 97.339%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 2.095%

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