Recognised as Colour

#BB9BE6

#BB9BE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB9BE6 is a violet with RGB values 187, 155, 230 and HSL 266°, 60%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB9BE6#BB9BE6

HEX#BB9BE6

RGBrgb(187, 155, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6078, 0.902

RGB percentages73.3%, 60.8%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(265.6, 60%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 32.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK18.7%, 32.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,295,142

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#446419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A9E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4A6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 29.6 Thistle · ΔE 29.7 Violet · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6E69B

Analogous#9BA0E6, #E19BE6

Triadic#E6BB9B, #9BE6BB

Split complementary#E6E19B, #A0E69B

Tetradic#E69BA1, #C6E69B, #9BE6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EDFA

Lighter +10%#D7C4F0

Darker −10%#9F72DC

Darker −20%#8449D2

Darker −30%#6A2EBA

Darker −40%#532491

More saturated +25%#B98BF6

Less saturated −25%#BDABD6

Channel breakdown

R187

G155

B230

Red187 (73.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue265.6°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 9B · B E6

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BB9Be6 (chemical formula)

Formula
162.1732 g/mol
16 atoms

BB9Be6 has a molar mass of 162.1732 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × B, 6 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass162.1732 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.6929493 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.7134007 × 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

B66.7%

Be33.3%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 66.657%

Beryllium (Be × 6)54.0732 g/mol, 33.343%

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