Recognised as Colour

#BB86FE

#BB86FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB86FE is a violet with RGB values 187, 134, 254 and HSL 267°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB86FE#BB86FE

HEX#BB86FE

RGBrgb(187, 134, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5255, 0.9961

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(266.5, 98.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 47.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK26.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,790

CSS custom property--colour: #BB86FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#447901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#639EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9BB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FE86

Analogous#868DFE, #F786FE

Triadic#FEBB86, #86FEBB

Split complementary#FEF786, #8DFE86

Tetradic#FE868D, #C9FE86, #86FEF7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EBFF

Lighter +10%#D7B9FE

Darker −10%#9F53FE

Darker −20%#8221FD

Darker −30%#6802E9

Darker −40%#5102B6

More saturated +25%#BB85FF

Less saturated −25%#BD95EF

Channel breakdown

R187

G134

B254

Red187 (73.3%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue266.5°

Saturation (HSL)98.36%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 86 · B FE

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BB86Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
996.315 g/mol
88 atoms

BB86Fe has a molar mass of 996.315 g/mol, made up of 88 atoms across 2 elements: 87 × B, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass996.315 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule88

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.65442 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0444144 × 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

B94.4%

Fe5.6%

Boron (B × 87)940.47 g/mol, 94.395%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 5.605%

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