What color is #BB93CA?

#BB93CA 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 #BB93CA?

The RGB value is 187, 147, 202: 187 red, 147 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB93CA?

The complementary color is #A2CA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB93CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB93CA color

#BB93CA rgb(187, 147, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB93CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.6% green and 79.2% blue (187, 147, 202).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#BB93CA color codes

HEX	`#BB93CA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 147, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 24.89, -22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 33.63, 317.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.586, 35.697, 60.565)`
Decimal	`12293066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB93CA, 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 #BB93CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB93CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #BB93CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb93ca; }
.text { color: #bb93ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb93ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 147 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb93ca, #ca93bd); }

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Questions

What color is #BB93CA?: #BB93CA 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 #BB93CA?: The RGB value is 187, 147, 202: 187 red, 147 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB93CA?: The complementary color is #A2CA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB93CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.