What color is #BB55CC?

#BB55CC is a moderate magenta known as Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Priestess?

The RGB value is 187, 85, 204: 187 red, 85 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Priestess?

The complementary color is #66CC55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB55CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Priestess color: hex code #BB55CC

#BB55CC rgb(187, 85, 204)

Shades of purple

Love Priestess has the hex code #BB55CC. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 80% blue (187, 85, 204).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 54% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

Love Priestess (#BB55CC) color codes

HEX	`#BB55CC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 85, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 33.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 54%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 58%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 58%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 57.97, -43.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 72.64, 322.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.64, 21.423, 59.425)`
Decimal	`12277196`
Short hex	`#B5C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Priestess, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB55CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB55CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB55CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb55cc; }
.text { color: #bb55cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb55cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 85 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb55cc, #cc55a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB55CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB55CC?: #BB55CC is a moderate magenta known as Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Priestess?: The RGB value is 187, 85, 204: 187 red, 85 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Priestess?: The complementary color is #66CC55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB55CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.