Recognised as Colour

#BBB6F1

#BBB6F1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#BBB6F1 is a blue with RGB values 187, 182, 241 and HSL 245°, 68%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BBB6F1#BBB6F1

HEX#BBB6F1

RGBrgb(187, 182, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7137, 0.9451

RGB percentages73.3%, 71.4%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(245.1, 67.8%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 24.5%, 94.5%)

CMYK22.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,302,065

CSS custom property--colour: #BBB6F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#44490E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7BEF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AFC0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 25 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Lavender · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECF1B6

Analogous#B6CEF1, #D9B6F1

Triadic#F1BBB6, #B6F1BB

Split complementary#F1D8B6, #CEF1B6

Tetradic#F1B6CE, #ECF1B6, #B6F1D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3E1F9

Darker −10%#938BE9

Darker −20%#6B60E1

Darker −30%#4336D8

Darker −40%#3023B8

More saturated +25%#B2ABFC

Less saturated −25%#C4C1E6

Channel breakdown

R187

G182

B241

Red187 (73.3%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue245.08°

Saturation (HSL)67.82%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G B6 · B F1

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Harmonies

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BBB6F1 (chemical formula)

Formula
105.478 g/mol
9 atoms

BBB6F1 has a molar mass of 105.478 g/mol, made up of 9 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass105.478 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule9

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7515034 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.7093809 × 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

B82%

F18%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 81.989%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 18.011%

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