What color is #BB83C5?

#BB83C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB83C5?

The RGB value is 187, 131, 197: 187 red, 131 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB83C5?

The complementary color is #8DC583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB83C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB83C5 color

#BB83C5 rgb(187, 131, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB83C5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 51.4% green and 77.3% blue (187, 131, 197).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#BB83C5 color codes

HEX	`#BB83C5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 131, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 51.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 32.77, -25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 41.72, 321.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.687, 30.83, 56.725)`
Decimal	`12288965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB83C5, 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 #BB83C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB83C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #BB83C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb83c5; }
.text { color: #bb83c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb83c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 131 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb83c5, #c583ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BB83C5?: #BB83C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB83C5?: The RGB value is 187, 131, 197: 187 red, 131 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB83C5?: The complementary color is #8DC583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB83C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.