Recognised as Colour

#BB27FF

#BB27FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BB27FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 39, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 58%. 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

#BB27FF#BB27FF

HEX#BB27FF

RGBrgb(187, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(281.1, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,265,471

CSS custom property--colour: #BB27FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#44D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B26499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.3 Magenta · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9 Medium blue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BFF27

Analogous#4F27FF, #FF27D7

Triadic#FFBB27, #27FFBB

Split complementary#D7FF27, #27FF4F

Tetradic#FF4F27, #6BFF27, #27D7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF3FF

Lighter +30%#EBC0FF

Lighter +20%#DB8DFF

Lighter +10%#CB5AFF

Darker −10%#A600F3

Darker −20%#8400C0

Darker −30%#61008D

Darker −40%#3E005A

More saturated +25%#BB27FF

Less saturated −25%#B142E4

Channel breakdown

R187

G39

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 27 · B FF

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BB27FF (chemical formula)

Formula
340.676 g/mol
30 atoms

BB27FF has a molar mass of 340.676 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 2 elements: 28 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass340.676 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.6570581 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7677033 × 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

B88.8%

F11.2%

Boron (B × 28)302.68 g/mol, 88.847%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 11.153%

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