What color is #BB8AEF?

#BB8AEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8AEF?

The RGB value is 187, 138, 239: 187 red, 138 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8AEF?

The complementary color is #BEEF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8AEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8AEF color

#BB8AEF rgb(187, 138, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB8AEF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.1% green and 93.7% blue (187, 138, 239).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#BB8AEF color codes

HEX	`#BB8AEF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 138, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 54.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 76%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 37.88, -43.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 58.04, 310.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.159, 34.974, 86.016)`
Decimal	`12290799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8AEF, 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 #BB8AEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8AEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #BB8AEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8aef; }
.text { color: #bb8aef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8aef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 138 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8aef, #ed8aef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #BB8AEF?: #BB8AEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8AEF?: The RGB value is 187, 138, 239: 187 red, 138 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8AEF?: The complementary color is #BEEF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8AEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.