Recognised as Colour

#BB8CF3

#BB8CF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB8CF3 is a violet with RGB values 187, 140, 243 and HSL 267°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB8CF3#BB8CF3

HEX#BB8CF3

RGBrgb(187, 140, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.549, 0.9529

RGB percentages73.3%, 54.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(267.4, 81.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 42.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK23%, 42.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,315

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#44730C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72A0F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7DA1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B29DB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4F38C

Analogous#8C90F3, #EF8CF3

Triadic#F3BB8C, #8CF3BB

Split complementary#F3EF8C, #90F38C

Tetradic#F38C91, #C4F38C, #8CF3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E8FD

Lighter +10%#D6BAF8

Darker −10%#A05EEE

Darker −20%#8430E9

Darker −30%#6B16D0

Darker −40%#5311A2

More saturated +25%#BA80FF

Less saturated −25%#BC9CE3

Channel breakdown

R187

G140

B243

Red187 (73.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue267.38°

Saturation (HSL)81.1%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 8C · B F3

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BB8CF3 (chemical formula)

Formula
166.295 g/mol
13 atoms

BB8CF3 has a molar mass of 166.295 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × C, 3 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass166.295 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.7613934 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6213601 × 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

B58.5%

C7.2%

F34.3%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 58.504%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 7.223%

Fluorine (F × 3)56.994 g/mol, 34.273%

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