Recognised as Colour

#BB5B83

#BB5B83
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB5B83 is a red with RGB values 187, 91, 131 and HSL 335°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB5B83#BB5B83

HEX#BB5B83

RGBrgb(187, 91, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3569, 0.5137

RGB percentages73.3%, 35.7%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(335, 41.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335, 51.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 51.3%, 29.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,278,659

CSS custom property--colour: #BB5B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#44A47C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687084no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#818181no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C8556Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4 Hot pink · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Light coral · ΔE 27.8 Plum · ΔE 30.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BBB93

Analogous#BB5BB3, #BB635B

Triadic#83BB5B, #5B83BB

Split complementary#5BBB63, #5BB3BB

Tetradic#B3BB5B, #5BBB93, #635BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EBF0

Lighter +30%#E8C7D5

Lighter +20%#D9A3BA

Lighter +10%#CA7F9E

Darker −10%#A0436A

Darker −20%#7C3452

Darker −30%#58253A

Darker −40%#341622

More saturated +25%#D83E7E

Less saturated −25%#9E7888

Channel breakdown

R187

G91

B131

Red187 (73.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue335°

Saturation (HSL)41.38%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 5B · B 83

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Harmonies

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BB5B83 (chemical formula)

Formula
962.09 g/mol
89 atoms

BB5B83 has a molar mass of 962.09 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 1 element: 89 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass962.09 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.597588 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.259436 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 89)962.09 g/mol, 100%

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