What color is #BB43C8?

#BB43C8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB43C8?

The RGB value is 187, 67, 200: 187 red, 67 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB43C8?

The complementary color is #50C843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB43C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB43C8 color

#BB43C8 rgb(187, 67, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB43C8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 26.3% green and 78.4% blue (187, 67, 200).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#BB43C8 color codes

HEX	`#BB43C8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 67, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 26.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 66%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 67%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 64.97, -46.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 79.76, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.925, 18.751, 56.517)`
Decimal	`12272584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB43C8, 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 #BB43C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB43C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #BB43C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb43c8; }
.text { color: #bb43c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb43c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 67 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb43c8, #c84392); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB43C8?: #BB43C8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB43C8?: The RGB value is 187, 67, 200: 187 red, 67 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB43C8?: The complementary color is #50C843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB43C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.