Recognised as Colour

#BB9CD1

#BB9CD1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB9CD1 is a violet with RGB values 187, 156, 209 and HSL 275°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB9CD1#BB9CD1

HEX#BB9CD1

RGBrgb(187, 156, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6118, 0.8196

RGB percentages73.3%, 61.2%, 82%

HSLhsl(275.1, 36.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 25.4%, 82%)

CMYK10.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,295,377

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9CD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#44632E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A6D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA8CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B9A3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2D19C

Analogous#A09CD1, #D19CCD

Triadic#D1BB9C, #9CD1BB

Split complementary#CDD19C, #9CD1A0

Tetradic#D1A09C, #B2D19C, #9CCDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE2F1

Lighter +10%#D3BFE1

Darker −10%#A379C1

Darker −20%#8B56B1

Darker −30%#714391

Darker −40%#55336E

More saturated +25%#BE8AE3

Less saturated −25%#B8AEBF

Channel breakdown

R187

G156

B209

Red187 (73.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue275.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.55%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 9C · B D1

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BB9Cd1 (chemical formula)

Formula
220.51 g/mol
11 atoms

BB9Cd1 has a molar mass of 220.51 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × B, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass220.51 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6616547 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7310057 × 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

B49%

Cd51%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 49.023%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 50.977%

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