What color is #BB91BB?

#BB91BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB91BB?

The RGB value is 187, 145, 187: 187 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB91BB?

The complementary color is #91BB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB91BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB91BB color

#BB91BB rgb(187, 145, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB91BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.9% green and 73.3% blue (187, 145, 187).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#BB91BB color codes

HEX	`#BB91BB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 145, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 23.05, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 27.91, 325.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.588, 34.404, 51.559)`
Decimal	`12292539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB91BB, 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 #BB91BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB91BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #BB91BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb91bb; }
.text { color: #bb91bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb91bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 145 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb91bb, #bb91a6); }

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Questions

What color is #BB91BB?: #BB91BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB91BB?: The RGB value is 187, 145, 187: 187 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB91BB?: The complementary color is #91BB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB91BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.