Recognised as Colour

#BB9FEC

#BB9FEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB9FEC is a violet with RGB values 187, 159, 236 and HSL 262°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB9FEC#BB9FEC

HEX#BB9FEC

RGBrgb(187, 159, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6235, 0.9255

RGB percentages73.3%, 62.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(261.8, 67%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 32.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,296,172

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#446013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EACEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#93ACEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.4 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.7 Violet · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0EC9F

Analogous#9FAAEC, #E19FEC

Triadic#ECBB9F, #9FECBB

Split complementary#ECE29F, #AAEC9F

Tetradic#EC9FAA, #D0EC9F, #9FECE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F4FD

Lighter +10%#D9CAF4

Darker −10%#9D74E4

Darker −20%#7F4ADB

Darker −30%#6328CA

Darker −40%#4E209F

More saturated +25%#B791FA

Less saturated −25%#BFADDE

Channel breakdown

R187

G159

B236

Red187 (73.3%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue261.82°

Saturation (HSL)66.96%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 9F · B EC

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Also reads as

BB9FeC (chemical formula)

Formula
175.956 g/mol
12 atoms

BB9FeC has a molar mass of 175.956 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 10 × B, 1 × Fe, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass175.956 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.9218181 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.4225265 × 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

B61.4%

Fe31.7%

C6.8%

Boron (B × 10)108.1 g/mol, 61.436%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 31.738%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 6.826%

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