Recognised as Colour

#BB20FF

#BB20FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BB20FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 32, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB20FF#BB20FF

HEX#BB20FF

RGBrgb(187, 32, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1255, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 12.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(281.7, 100%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 87.5%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 87.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,263,679

CSS custom property--colour: #BB20FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#44DF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B26298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2 Magenta · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3 Medium blue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64FF20

Analogous#4C20FF, #FF20D3

Triadic#FFBB20, #20FFBB

Split complementary#D4FF20, #20FF4C

Tetradic#FF4B20, #64FF20, #20D3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9ECFF

Lighter +30%#EAB9FF

Lighter +20%#DA86FF

Lighter +10%#CB53FF

Darker −10%#A400EC

Darker −20%#8100B9

Darker −30%#5D0086

Darker −40%#3A0053

More saturated +25%#BB20FF

Less saturated −25%#B03CE3

Channel breakdown

R187

G32

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 20 · B FF

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BB20FF (chemical formula)

Formula
265.006 g/mol
23 atoms

BB20FF has a molar mass of 265.006 g/mol, made up of 23 atoms across 2 elements: 21 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass265.006 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.4005282 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.2724545 × 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

B85.7%

F14.3%

Boron (B × 21)227.01 g/mol, 85.662%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 14.338%

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