Recognised as Colour

#BBB5CC

#BBB5CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BBB5CC is a violet with RGB values 187, 181, 204 and HSL 256°, 18%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BBB5CC#BBB5CC

HEX#BBB5CC

RGBrgb(187, 181, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7098, 0.8

RGB percentages73.3%, 71%, 80%

HSLhsl(255.7, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,301,772

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#444A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B8CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B8CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7 Silver · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Light grey · ΔE 16 Lavender · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6CCB5

Analogous#B5BACC, #C6B5CC

Triadic#CCBBB5, #B5CCBB

Split complementary#CCC6B5, #BBCCB5

Tetradic#CCB5BA, #C6CCB5, #B5CCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F1F6

Lighter +10%#D7D3E1

Darker −10%#9F97B7

Darker −20%#8479A2

Darker −30%#6A5F89

Darker −40%#534A6B

More saturated +25%#B4A5DC

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R187

G181

B204

Red187 (73.3%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue255.65°

Saturation (HSL)18.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G B5 · B CC

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BBB5CC (chemical formula)

Formula
99.692 g/mol
9 atoms

BBB5CC has a molar mass of 99.692 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × B, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass99.692 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6554246 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram6.0407463 × 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

B75.9%

C24.1%

Boron (B × 7)75.67 g/mol, 75.904%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 24.096%

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