Recognised as Colour

#BB83FC

#BB83FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB83FC is a violet with RGB values 187, 131, 252 and HSL 268°, 95%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB83FC#BB83FC

HEX#BB83FC

RGBrgb(187, 131, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5137, 0.9882

RGB percentages73.3%, 51.4%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(267.8, 95.3%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 48%, 98.8%)

CMYK25.8%, 48%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,020

CSS custom property--colour: #BB83FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#447C03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E9DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B098B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4FC83

Analogous#8387FC, #F883FC

Triadic#FCBB83, #83FCBB

Split complementary#FCF883, #87FC83

Tetradic#FC8387, #C4FC83, #83FCF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E7FE

Lighter +10%#D6B5FD

Darker −10%#A051FB

Darker −20%#841FFA

Darker −30%#6B05E1

Darker −40%#5304AF

More saturated +25%#BB80FF

Less saturated −25%#BC93EC

Channel breakdown

R187

G131

B252

Red187 (73.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue267.77°

Saturation (HSL)95.28%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 83 · B FC

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BB83FC (chemical formula)

Formula
939.049 g/mol
86 atoms

BB83FC has a molar mass of 939.049 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 3 elements: 84 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass939.049 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5593276 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.4130208 × 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

B96.7%

F2%

C1.3%

Boron (B × 84)908.04 g/mol, 96.698%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.023%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.279%

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