Recognised as Colour

#BB95B1

#BB95B1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BB95B1 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 149, 177 and HSL 316°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BB95B1#BB95B1

HEX#BB95B1

RGBrgb(187, 149, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5843, 0.6941

RGB percentages73.3%, 58.4%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(315.8, 21.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 20.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 20.3%, 5.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,293,553

CSS custom property--colour: #BB95B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#446A4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA2B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BF969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 22.2 Light pink · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95BB9F

Analogous#B295BB, #BB959E

Triadic#B1BB95, #95B1BB

Split complementary#9EBB95, #95BBB2

Tetradic#BBB295, #95BB9F, #959EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F2F6

Lighter +20%#E3D3DF

Lighter +10%#CFB4C8

Darker −10%#A7769A

Darker −20%#8F5B81

Darker −30%#6F4865

Darker −40%#503449

More saturated +25%#D17FBB

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R187

G149

B177

Red187 (73.3%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue315.79°

Saturation (HSL)21.84%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 95 · B B1

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Harmonies

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BB95B1 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,048.57 g/mol
97 atoms

BB95B1 has a molar mass of 1,048.57 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 1 element: 97 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,048.57 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7411914 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.7431938 × 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

B100%

Boron (B × 97)1,048.57 g/mol, 100%

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