Recognised as Colour

#BB82B9

#BB82B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB82B9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 130, 185 and HSL 302°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB82B9#BB82B9

HEX#BB82B9

RGBrgb(187, 130, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5098, 0.7255

RGB percentages73.3%, 51%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(302.1, 29.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.1, 30.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 30.5%, 1.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,288,697

CSS custom property--colour: #BB82B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 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#929292

Inverted#447D46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F90BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C98B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1 Thistle · ΔE 27.8 Orchid · ΔE 28.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82BB84

Analogous#A182BB, #BB829C

Triadic#B9BB82, #82B9BB

Split complementary#9CBB82, #82BBA1

Tetradic#BBA182, #82BB84, #829CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E5F0

Lighter +20%#DFC4DE

Lighter +10%#CDA3CB

Darker −10%#A961A7

Darker −20%#8B4C89

Darker −30%#6A3A69

Darker −40%#492848

More saturated +25%#D36ACF

Less saturated −25%#A39AA3

Channel breakdown

R187

G130

B185

Red187 (73.3%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue302.11°

Saturation (HSL)29.53%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 82 · B B9

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Harmonies

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BB82B9 (chemical formula)

Formula
994.52 g/mol
92 atoms

BB82B9 has a molar mass of 994.52 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 1 element: 92 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass994.52 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.6514393 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0553239 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 92)994.52 g/mol, 100%

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