Recognised as Colour

#BBA8CB

#BBA8CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BBA8CB is a violet with RGB values 187, 168, 203 and HSL 273°, 25%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BBA8CB#BBA8CB

HEX#BBA8CB

RGBrgb(187, 168, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6588, 0.7961

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(272.6, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,298,443

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#445734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3AECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6AFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#B9ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3 Plum · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.5 Silver · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8CBA8

Analogous#A9A8CB, #CBA8C9

Triadic#CBBBA8, #A8CBBB

Split complementary#CACBA8, #A8CBA9

Tetradic#CBA9A8, #B8CBA8, #A8C9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE8F1

Lighter +10%#D4C8DE

Darker −10%#A288B8

Darker −20%#8968A5

Darker −30%#6F5288

Darker −40%#553E69

More saturated +25%#BC97DC

Less saturated −25%#BAB9BA

Channel breakdown

R187

G168

B203

Red187 (73.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue272.57°

Saturation (HSL)25.18%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G A8 · B CB

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BBa8CB (chemical formula)

Formula
1,132.271 g/mol
11 atoms

BBa8CB has a molar mass of 1,132.271 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 8 × Ba, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,132.271 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8801802 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3186391 × 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

B1.9%

Ba97%

C1.1%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.909%

Barium (Ba × 8)1,098.64 g/mol, 97.03%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.061%

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