Recognised as Colour

#BB87FB

#BB87FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB87FB is a violet with RGB values 187, 135, 251 and HSL 267°, 94%, 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

#BB87FB#BB87FB

HEX#BB87FB

RGBrgb(187, 135, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5294, 0.9843

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.9%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(266.9, 93.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 46.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,043

CSS custom property--colour: #BB87FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#447804

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#669EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#739FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B09BB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7FB87

Analogous#878DFB, #F587FB

Triadic#FBBB87, #87FBBB

Split complementary#FBF587, #8DFB87

Tetradic#FB878D, #C7FB87, #87FBF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EAFE

Lighter +10%#D7B8FD

Darker −10%#9F56F9

Darker −20%#8324F8

Darker −30%#6908E1

Darker −40%#5206B0

More saturated +25%#BB83FF

Less saturated −25%#BD97EB

Channel breakdown

R187

G135

B251

Red187 (73.3%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue266.9°

Saturation (HSL)93.55%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 87 · B FB

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BB87FB (chemical formula)

Formula
981.088 g/mol
90 atoms

BB87FB has a molar mass of 981.088 g/mol, made up of 90 atoms across 2 elements: 89 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass981.088 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule90

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.629135 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1382269 × 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

B98.1%

F1.9%

Boron (B × 89)962.09 g/mol, 98.064%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.936%

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