Recognised as Colour

#BB76F6

#BB76F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB76F6 is a violet with RGB values 187, 118, 246 and HSL 272°, 88%, 71%. 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

#BB76F6#BB76F6

HEX#BB76F6

RGBrgb(187, 118, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4627, 0.9647

RGB percentages73.3%, 46.3%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(272.3, 87.7%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 52%, 96.5%)

CMYK24%, 52%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,686

CSS custom property--colour: #BB76F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#448909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F93FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6496F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B28DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 19.9 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1F676

Analogous#7B76F6, #F676F1

Triadic#F6BB76, #76F6BB

Split complementary#F1F676, #76F67B

Tetradic#F67B76, #B1F676, #76F1F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBD6FC

Lighter +10%#D3A6F9

Darker −10%#A346F3

Darker −20%#8B16F0

Darker −30%#710DC6

Darker −40%#550A96

More saturated +25%#BC6DFF

Less saturated −25%#BA88E4

Channel breakdown

R187

G118

B246

Red187 (73.3%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue272.34°

Saturation (HSL)87.67%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 76 · B F6

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BB76F6 (chemical formula)

Formula
946.358 g/mol
83 atoms

BB76F6 has a molar mass of 946.358 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 2 elements: 77 × B, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass946.358 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5714644 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3634912 × 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

B88%

F12%

Boron (B × 77)832.37 g/mol, 87.955%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 12.045%

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