Recognised as Colour

#BF9CFF

#BF9CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF9CFF is a violet with RGB values 191, 156, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF9CFF#BF9CFF

HEX#BF9CFF

RGBrgb(191, 156, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6118, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 61.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.2, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,557,567

CSS custom property--colour: #BF9CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#406300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3ADC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCFF9C

Analogous#9CAAFF, #F19CFF

Triadic#FFBF9C, #9CFFBF

Split complementary#FFF19C, #AAFF9C

Tetradic#FF9CAB, #DCFF9C, #9CFFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0CFFF

Darker −10%#9E69FF

Darker −20%#7D36FF

Darker −30%#5C03FF

Darker −40%#4900CF

More saturated +25%#BF9CFF

Less saturated −25%#C3A8F3

Channel breakdown

R191

G156

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 9C · B FF

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BF9CFF (chemical formula)

Formula
231.799 g/mol
13 atoms

BF9CFF has a molar mass of 231.799 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 11 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass231.799 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.849113 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5980012 × 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

B4.7%

F90.2%

C5.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 4.664%

Fluorine (F × 11)208.978 g/mol, 90.155%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.182%

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