What color is #BB93B3?

#BB93B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB93B3?

The RGB value is 187, 147, 179: 187 red, 147 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB93B3?

The complementary color is #93BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB93B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB93B3 color

#BB93B3 rgb(187, 147, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB93B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.6% green and 70.2% blue (187, 147, 179).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#BB93B3 color codes

HEX	`#BB93B3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 147, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, 20.43, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 23.17, 331.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.063, 34.688, 47.277)`
Decimal	`12293043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB93B3, 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 #BB93B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB93B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #BB93B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb93b3; }
.text { color: #bb93b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb93b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 147 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb93b3, #bb939f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB93B3?: #BB93B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB93B3?: The RGB value is 187, 147, 179: 187 red, 147 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB93B3?: The complementary color is #93BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB93B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.