What color is #BB77BA?

#BB77BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB77BA?

The RGB value is 187, 119, 186: 187 red, 119 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB77BA?

The complementary color is #77BB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB77BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB77BA color

#BB77BA rgb(187, 119, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB77BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 46.7% green and 72.9% blue (187, 119, 186).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#BB77BA color codes

HEX	`#BB77BA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 119, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 46.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, 37.23, -24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 44.49, 326.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.953, 27.305, 49.821)`
Decimal	`12285882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB77BA, 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 #BB77BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB77BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #BB77BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb77ba; }
.text { color: #bb77ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb77ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 119 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb77ba, #bb7798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BB77BA?: #BB77BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB77BA?: The RGB value is 187, 119, 186: 187 red, 119 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB77BA?: The complementary color is #77BB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB77BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.