Recognised as Colour

#BB1FEC

#BB1FEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BB1FEC is a violet with RGB values 187, 31, 236 and HSL 286°, 84%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB1FEC#BB1FEC

HEX#BB1FEC

RGBrgb(187, 31, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1216, 0.9255

RGB percentages73.3%, 12.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(285.7, 84.4%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 86.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.8%, 86.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,263,404

CSS custom property--colour: #BB1FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#44E013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A78E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#B7588Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.4 Magenta · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50EC1F

Analogous#541FEC, #EC1FB7

Triadic#ECBB1F, #1FECBB

Split complementary#B7EC1F, #1FEC54

Tetradic#EC541F, #50EC1F, #1FB7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4DBFC

Lighter +30%#E6ACF8

Lighter +20%#D87DF4

Lighter +10%#C94EF0

Darker −10%#9C11C7

Darker −20%#770D98

Darker −30%#520969

Darker −40%#2D053A

More saturated +25%#C50CFF

Less saturated −25%#AB3DCE

Channel breakdown

R187

G31

B236

Red187 (73.3%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue285.66°

Saturation (HSL)84.36%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 1F · B EC

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Also reads as

BB1FeC (chemical formula)

Formula
89.476 g/mol
4 atoms

BB1FeC has a molar mass of 89.476 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass89.476 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4857839 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.7304537 × 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

B24.2%

Fe62.4%

C13.4%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 24.163%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 62.413%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 13.424%

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