What color is #BB95B7?

#BB95B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB95B7?

The RGB value is 187, 149, 183: 187 red, 149 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB95B7?

The complementary color is #95BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB95B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB95B7 color

#BB95B7 rgb(187, 149, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB95B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.4% green and 71.8% blue (187, 149, 183).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#BB95B7 color codes

HEX	`#BB95B7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 149, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.12, 20.06, -12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.12, 23.5, 328.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.787, 35.48, 49.543)`
Decimal	`12293559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB95B7, 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 #BB95B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB95B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #BB95B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb95b7; }
.text { color: #bb95b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb95b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 149 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb95b7, #bb95a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB95B7?: #BB95B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB95B7?: The RGB value is 187, 149, 183: 187 red, 149 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB95B7?: The complementary color is #95BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB95B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.