Recognised as Colour

#BB85CC

#BB85CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB85CC is a violet with RGB values 187, 133, 204 and HSL 286°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB85CC#BB85CC

HEX#BB85CC

RGBrgb(187, 133, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5216, 0.8

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(285.6, 41%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 34.8%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 34.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,484

CSS custom property--colour: #BB85CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#447A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B95CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#889BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB8E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96CC85

Analogous#9885CC, #CC85BA

Triadic#CCBB85, #85CCBB

Split complementary#BACC85, #85CC97

Tetradic#CC9785, #96CC85, #85BACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1F9

Lighter +20%#E3CDEA

Lighter +10%#CFA9DB

Darker −10%#A761BD

Darker −20%#8F45A6

Darker −30%#703682

Darker −40%#51275E

More saturated +25%#C66FE2

Less saturated −25%#B09BB6

Channel breakdown

R187

G133

B204

Red187 (73.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue285.63°

Saturation (HSL)41.04%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 85 · B CC

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BB85CC (chemical formula)

Formula
953.682 g/mol
88 atoms

BB85CC has a molar mass of 953.682 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 2 elements: 86 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass953.682 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5836262 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3146214 × 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

B97.5%

C2.5%

Boron (B × 86)929.66 g/mol, 97.481%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 2.519%

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