Recognised as Colour

#BB8FC8

#BB8FC8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB8FC8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 143, 200 and HSL 286°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB8FC8#BB8FC8

HEX#BB8FC8

RGBrgb(187, 143, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5608, 0.7843

RGB percentages73.3%, 56.1%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(286.3, 34.1%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 28.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK6.5%, 28.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,292,040

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8FC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1

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

Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#447037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#889CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A0C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BB95A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 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 text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10 Thistle · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4 Medium purple · ΔE 30.6 Orchid · ΔE 30.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CC88F

Analogous#9E8FC8, #C88FB9

Triadic#C8BB8F, #8FC8BB

Split complementary#B9C88F, #8FC89F

Tetradic#C89F8F, #9CC88F, #8FB9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FA

Lighter +20%#E5D3EA

Lighter +10%#D0B1D9

Darker −10%#A66DB7

Darker −20%#8F4FA2

Darker −30%#713F7F

Darker −40%#522E5D

More saturated +25%#C67ADD

Less saturated −25%#B0A4B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G143

B200

Red187 (73.3%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue286.32°

Saturation (HSL)34.13%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 8F · B C8

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BB8FC8 (chemical formula)

Formula
212.376 g/mol
18 atoms

BB8FC8 has a molar mass of 212.376 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × F, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass212.376 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.5265864 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.8356033 × 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

B45.8%

F8.9%

C45.2%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 45.81%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 8.945%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 45.244%

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