Recognised as Colour

#BB4CCA

#BB4CCA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB4CCA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 76, 202 and HSL 293°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB4CCA#BB4CCA

HEX#BB4CCA

RGBrgb(187, 76, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.298, 0.7922

RGB percentages73.3%, 29.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(292.9, 54.3%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.9, 62.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,274,890

CSS custom property--colour: #BB4CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#44B335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3173CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D80C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Purple · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BCA4C

Analogous#7C4CCA, #CA4C9A

Triadic#CABB4C, #4CCABB

Split complementary#9ACA4C, #4CCA7C

Tetradic#CA7C4C, #5BCA4C, #4C9ACA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E9F9

Lighter +30%#E8C2ED

Lighter +20%#D99BE1

Lighter +10%#CA73D6

Darker −10%#A034AF

Darker −20%#7C2888

Darker −30%#581D60

Darker −40%#341139

More saturated +25%#D12FE7

Less saturated −25%#A569AD

Channel breakdown

R187

G76

B202

Red187 (73.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue292.86°

Saturation (HSL)54.31%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 4C · B CA

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BB4CCa (chemical formula)

Formula
106.139 g/mol
7 atoms

BB4CCa has a molar mass of 106.139 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 5 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass106.139 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.7624796 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.6738247 × 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

B50.9%

C11.3%

Ca37.8%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 50.924%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 11.316%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 37.76%

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