What color is #BB9ECD?

#BB9ECD is a light, desaturated violet known as Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Turnip Crown?

The RGB value is 187, 158, 205: 187 red, 158 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Turnip Crown?

The complementary color is #B0CD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9ECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Turnip Crown color: hex code #BB9ECD

#BB9ECD rgb(187, 158, 205)

Shades of purple

Turnip Crown has the hex code #BB9ECD. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62% green and 80.4% blue (187, 158, 205).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD) color codes

HEX	`#BB9ECD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 158, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, 19.39, -20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 27.89, 314.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.738, 39.427, 63.052)`
Decimal	`12295885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Turnip Crown, 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 #BB9ECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9ECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BB9ECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9ecd; }
.text { color: #bb9ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9ecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 158 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9ecd, #cd9ec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB9ECD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB9ECD?: #BB9ECD is a light, desaturated violet known as Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Turnip Crown?: The RGB value is 187, 158, 205: 187 red, 158 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Turnip Crown?: The complementary color is #B0CD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9ECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.