Recognised as Colour

#BB235F

#BB235F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB235F is a red with RGB values 187, 35, 95 and HSL 336°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB235F#BB235F

HEX#BB235F

RGBrgb(187, 35, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1373, 0.3725

RGB percentages73.3%, 13.7%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(336.3, 68.5%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 81.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.3%, 49.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,264,287

CSS custom property--colour: #BB235F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#44DCA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#736E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CC003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.5 Brown · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23BB7F

Analogous#BB23AB, #BB3323

Triadic#5FBB23, #235FBB

Split complementary#23BB33, #23ABBB

Tetradic#ABBB23, #23BB7F, #3323BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B8CF

Lighter +30%#EA8DB2

Lighter +20%#E26295

Lighter +10%#DA3777

Darker −10%#901B49

Darker −20%#651333

Darker −30%#3A0B1E

Darker −40%#0F0308

More saturated +25%#D70759

Less saturated −25%#9F3F65

Channel breakdown

R187

G35

B95

Red187 (73.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue336.32°

Saturation (HSL)68.47%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 23 · B 5F

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BB235F (chemical formula)

Formula
2,570.158 g/mol
237 atoms

BB235F has a molar mass of 2,570.158 g/mol, made up of 237 atoms across 2 elements: 236 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,570.158 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule237

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.2678478 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.3431014 × 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

B99.3%

F0.7%

Boron (B × 236)2,551.16 g/mol, 99.261%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.739%

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