Recognised as Colour

#BB6BF9

#BB6BF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB6BF9 is a violet with RGB values 187, 107, 249 and HSL 274°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB6BF9#BB6BF9

HEX#BB6BF9

RGBrgb(187, 107, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4196, 0.9765

RGB percentages73.3%, 42%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(273.8, 92.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 57%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.9%, 57%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,282,873

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#449406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#368DFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5691F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B286A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9F96B

Analogous#746BF9, #F96BF0

Triadic#F9BB6B, #6BF9BB

Split complementary#F0F96B, #6BF974

Tetradic#F9746B, #A9F96B, #6BF0F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E8CDFD

Lighter +10%#D29CFB

Darker −10%#A43AF7

Darker −20%#8E0AF4

Darker −30%#7108C3

Darker −40%#550692

More saturated +25%#BC65FF

Less saturated −25%#B97EE6

Channel breakdown

R187

G107

B249

Red187 (73.3%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue273.8°

Saturation (HSL)92.21%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 6B · B F9

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BB6BF9 (chemical formula)

Formula
257.462 g/mol
17 atoms

BB6BF9 has a molar mass of 257.462 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 9 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass257.462 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.2752571 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.3390406 × 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

B33.6%

F66.4%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 33.589%

Fluorine (F × 9)170.982 g/mol, 66.411%

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