Recognised as Colour

#BB76FB

#BB76FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB76FB is a violet with RGB values 187, 118, 251 and HSL 271°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB76FB#BB76FB

HEX#BB76FB

RGBrgb(187, 118, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4627, 0.9843

RGB percentages73.3%, 46.3%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(271.1, 94.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 53%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.5%, 53%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,691

CSS custom property--colour: #BB76FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#448904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A94FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6196F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B18EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FB76

Analogous#7876FB, #FB76F9

Triadic#FBBB76, #76FBBB

Split complementary#F8FB76, #76FB79

Tetradic#FB7876, #B6FB76, #76F9FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD9FE

Lighter +10%#D4A8FC

Darker −10%#A244FA

Darker −20%#8A13F8

Darker −30%#7006D2

Darker −40%#5505A0

More saturated +25%#BB72FF

Less saturated −25%#BA88E9

Channel breakdown

R187

G118

B251

Red187 (73.3%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue271.13°

Saturation (HSL)94.33%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 76 · B FB

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BB76FB (chemical formula)

Formula
862.178 g/mol
79 atoms

BB76FB has a molar mass of 862.178 g/mol, made up of 79 atoms across 2 elements: 78 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass862.178 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule79

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4316803 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.9847998 × 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

B97.8%

F2.2%

Boron (B × 78)843.18 g/mol, 97.797%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.203%

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