Recognised as Colour

#BB68CF

#BB68CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BB68CF is a violet with RGB values 187, 104, 207 and HSL 288°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB68CF#BB68CF

HEX#BB68CF

RGBrgb(187, 104, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4078, 0.8118

RGB percentages73.3%, 40.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(288.3, 51.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 49.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK9.7%, 49.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,282,063

CSS custom property--colour: #BB68CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#449730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5683D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9 Violet · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CCF68

Analogous#8868CF, #CF68B0

Triadic#CFBB68, #68CFBB

Split complementary#AFCF68, #68CF88

Tetradic#CF8868, #7CCF68, #68AFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDCF4

Lighter +20%#DEB5E8

Lighter +10%#CC8FDB

Darker −10%#AA41C3

Darker −20%#8A329F

Darker −30%#682678

Darker −40%#461A51

More saturated +25%#CA4FE8

Less saturated −25%#AC81B6

Channel breakdown

R187

G104

B207

Red187 (73.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue288.35°

Saturation (HSL)51.76%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 68 · B CF

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BB68CF (chemical formula)

Formula
776.899 g/mol
71 atoms

BB68CF has a molar mass of 776.899 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 69 × B, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass776.899 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2900711 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.7515105 × 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

B96%

C1.5%

F2.4%

Boron (B × 69)745.89 g/mol, 96.009%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.546%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.445%

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