Recognised as Colour

#BB50F8

#BB50F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB50F8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 80, 248 and HSL 278°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB50F8#BB50F8

HEX#BB50F8

RGBrgb(187, 80, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3137, 0.9725

RGB percentages73.3%, 31.4%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(278.2, 92.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 67.7%, 97.3%)

CMYK24.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,275,960

CSS custom property--colour: #BB50F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#44AF07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3786F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B3749Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.8 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DF850

Analogous#6750F8, #F850E1

Triadic#F8BB50, #50F8BB

Split complementary#E1F850, #50F867

Tetradic#F86750, #8DF850, #50E1F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E3FE

Lighter +20%#E1B2FC

Lighter +10%#CE81FA

Darker −10%#A81FF6

Darker −20%#8E09D9

Darker −30%#6E07A8

Darker −40%#4E0577

More saturated +25%#BD49FF

Less saturated −25%#B567E1

Channel breakdown

R187

G80

B248

Red187 (73.3%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue278.21°

Saturation (HSL)92.31%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 50 · B F8

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BB50F8 (chemical formula)

Formula
703.294 g/mol
59 atoms

BB50F8 has a molar mass of 703.294 g/mol, made up of 59 atoms across 2 elements: 51 × B, 8 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass703.294 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule59

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1678472 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.5627643 × 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

B78.4%

F21.6%

Boron (B × 51)551.31 g/mol, 78.39%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 21.61%

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