Recognised as Colour

#BB85FC

#BB85FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB85FC is a violet with RGB values 187, 133, 252 and HSL 267°, 95%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB85FC#BB85FC

HEX#BB85FC

RGBrgb(187, 133, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5216, 0.9882

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(267.2, 95.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 47.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK25.8%, 47.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,532

CSS custom property--colour: #BB85FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#447A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#709EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B09AB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FC85

Analogous#858BFC, #F785FC

Triadic#FCBB85, #85FCBB

Split complementary#FCF685, #8BFC85

Tetradic#FC858B, #C6FC85, #85FCF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E9FE

Lighter +10%#D7B7FD

Darker −10%#9F53FB

Darker −20%#8421FA

Darker −30%#6A06E2

Darker −40%#5304B1

More saturated +25%#BB82FF

Less saturated −25%#BC95EC

Channel breakdown

R187

G133

B252

Red187 (73.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue267.23°

Saturation (HSL)95.2%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 85 · B FC

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BB85FC (chemical formula)

Formula
960.669 g/mol
88 atoms

BB85FC has a molar mass of 960.669 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 3 elements: 86 × B, 1 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass960.669 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5952284 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.2686948 × 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

B96.8%

F2%

C1.3%

Boron (B × 86)929.66 g/mol, 96.772%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.978%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.25%

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