What color is #BB94C3?

#BB94C3 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 #BB94C3?

The RGB value is 187, 148, 195: 187 red, 148 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB94C3?

The complementary color is #9CC394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB94C3?

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.

#BB94C3 color

#BB94C3 rgb(187, 148, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB94C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58% green and 76.5% blue (187, 148, 195).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BB94C3 color codes

HEX	`#BB94C3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 148, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 22.93, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 29.6, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.932, 35.686, 56.351)`
Decimal	`12293315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB94C3, 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 #BB94C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB94C3 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 #BB94C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb94c3; }
.text { color: #bb94c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb94c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 148 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb94c3, #c394b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BB94C3?: #BB94C3 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 #BB94C3?: The RGB value is 187, 148, 195: 187 red, 148 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB94C3?: The complementary color is #9CC394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB94C3?: 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.