What color is #BB97BF?

#BB97BF 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 #BB97BF?

The RGB value is 187, 151, 191: 187 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB97BF?

The complementary color is #9BBF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB97BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB97BF color

#BB97BF rgb(187, 151, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB97BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 74.9% blue (187, 151, 191).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 8.29:1).

#BB97BF color codes

HEX	`#BB97BF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 151, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 59.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.87, 20.48, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.87, 25.73, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.963, 36.46, 54.16)`
Decimal	`12294079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB97BF, 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 #BB97BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB97BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #BB97BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb97bf; }
.text { color: #bb97bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb97bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 151 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb97bf, #bf97af); }

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Questions

What color is #BB97BF?: #BB97BF 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 #BB97BF?: The RGB value is 187, 151, 191: 187 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB97BF?: The complementary color is #9BBF97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB97BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.