What color is #BB8CC9?

#BB8CC9 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 #BB8CC9?

The RGB value is 187, 140, 201: 187 red, 140 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8CC9?

The complementary color is #9AC98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8CC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8CC9 color

#BB8CC9 rgb(187, 140, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB8CC9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.9% green and 78.8% blue (187, 140, 201).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#BB8CC9 color codes

HEX	`#BB8CC9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 140, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 54.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, 28.59, -24.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 37.74, 319.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.413, 33.539, 59.592)`
Decimal	`12291273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8CC9, 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 #BB8CC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8CC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #BB8CC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8cc9; }
.text { color: #bb8cc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8cc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 140 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8cc9, #c98cb9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BB8CC9?: #BB8CC9 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 #BB8CC9?: The RGB value is 187, 140, 201: 187 red, 140 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8CC9?: The complementary color is #9AC98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8CC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.