What color is #BB95BC?

#BB95BC 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 #BB95BC?

The RGB value is 187, 149, 188: 187 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB95BC?

The complementary color is #96BC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB95BC?

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.

#BB95BC color

#BB95BC rgb(187, 149, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB95BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.4% green and 73.7% blue (187, 149, 188).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BB95BC color codes

HEX	`#BB95BC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 149, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 21.01, -14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 25.7, 324.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.317, 35.691, 52.333)`
Decimal	`12293564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB95BC, 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 #BB95BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB95BC 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 #BB95BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb95bc; }
.text { color: #bb95bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb95bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 149 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb95bc, #bc95aa); }

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Questions

What color is #BB95BC?: #BB95BC 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 #BB95BC?: The RGB value is 187, 149, 188: 187 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB95BC?: The complementary color is #96BC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB95BC?: 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.