Recognised as Colour

#BB8BA1

#BB8BA1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8BA1 is a red with RGB values 187, 139, 161 and HSL 333°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB8BA1#BB8BA1

HEX#BB8BA1

RGBrgb(187, 139, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5451, 0.6314

RGB percentages73.3%, 54.5%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(332.5, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.5, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 13.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,977

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8BA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#44745E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F94A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C28A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Thistle · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 22.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBBA5

Analogous#BB8BB9, #BB8D8B

Triadic#A1BB8B, #8BA1BB

Split complementary#8BBB8D, #8BB9BB

Tetradic#B9BB8B, #8BBBA5, #8D8BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EBEF

Lighter +20%#E1CBD5

Lighter +10%#CEABBB

Darker −10%#A86B87

Darker −20%#8D536E

Darker −30%#6D4055

Darker −40%#4D2D3C

More saturated +25%#D2749F

Less saturated −25%#A4A2A3

Channel breakdown

R187

G139

B161

Red187 (73.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue332.5°

Saturation (HSL)26.09%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 8B · B A1

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BB8Ba1 (chemical formula)

Formula
234.62 g/mol
10 atoms

BB8Ba1 has a molar mass of 234.62 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × B, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass234.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.8959568 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5667636 × 10^21

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

B41.5%

Ba58.5%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 41.467%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 58.533%

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