Recognised as Colour

#BBACF7

#BBACF7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BBACF7 is a blue with RGB values 187, 172, 247 and HSL 252°, 82%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBACF7#BBACF7

HEX#BBACF7

RGBrgb(187, 172, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.9686

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(252, 82.4%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 30.4%, 96.9%)

CMYK24.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,511

CSS custom property--colour: #BBACF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#445308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99B7FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BB5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AEB9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Thistle · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8F7AC

Analogous#ACC3F7, #E1ACF7

Triadic#F7BBAC, #ACF7BB

Split complementary#F7E0AC, #C3F7AC

Tetradic#F7ACC3, #E8F7AC, #ACF7E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1DBFB

Darker −10%#957DF3

Darker −20%#6F4FEE

Darker −30%#4920EA

Darker −40%#3613C4

More saturated +25%#B6A4FF

Less saturated −25%#C2B7EC

Channel breakdown

R187

G172

B247

Red187 (73.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)82.42%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B F7

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BBaCF7 (chemical formula)

Formula
293.137 g/mol
10 atoms

BBaCF7 has a molar mass of 293.137 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 4 elements: 1 × B, 1 × Ba, 1 × C, 7 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass293.137 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements4

Mass of one molecule4.8676544 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0543776 × 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

B3.7%

Ba46.8%

C4.1%

F45.4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 3.688%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 46.848%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.097%

Fluorine (F × 7)132.986 g/mol, 45.367%

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