What color is #BB8BBE?

#BB8BBE 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 #BB8BBE?

The RGB value is 187, 139, 190: 187 red, 139 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8BBE?

The complementary color is #8EBE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8BBE color

#BB8BBE rgb(187, 139, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB8BBE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.5% green and 74.5% blue (187, 139, 190).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#BB8BBE color codes

HEX	`#BB8BBE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 139, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 54.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 26.96, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 33.24, 324.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.019, 32.749, 52.971)`
Decimal	`12291006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8BBE, 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 #BB8BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #BB8BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8bbe; }
.text { color: #bb8bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 139 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8bbe, #be8ba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BB8BBE?: #BB8BBE 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 #BB8BBE?: The RGB value is 187, 139, 190: 187 red, 139 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8BBE?: The complementary color is #8EBE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.