Recognised as Colour

#BB73FF

#BB73FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB73FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 115, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB73FF#BB73FF

HEX#BB73FF

RGBrgb(187, 115, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.451, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 45.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.9, 100%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 54.9%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,284,927

CSS custom property--colour: #BB73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#448C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4093FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A95FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B08DAEno 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 text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7FF73

Analogous#7573FF, #FF73FD

Triadic#FFBB73, #73FFBB

Split complementary#FDFF73, #73FF75

Tetradic#FF7573, #B7FF73, #73FDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDD9FF

Lighter +10%#D4A6FF

Darker −10%#A240FF

Darker −20%#890DFF

Darker −30%#7000D9

Darker −40%#5500A6

More saturated +25%#BB73FF

Less saturated −25%#BB84EE

Channel breakdown

R187

G115

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 73 · B FF

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BB73FF (chemical formula)

Formula
837.936 g/mol
76 atoms

BB73FF has a molar mass of 837.936 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 74 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass837.936 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3914255 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.1868744 × 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

B95.5%

F4.5%

Boron (B × 74)799.94 g/mol, 95.466%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 4.534%

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