What color is #BB9EC6?

#BB9EC6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9EC6?

The RGB value is 187, 158, 198: 187 red, 158 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9EC6?

The complementary color is #A9C69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9EC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9EC6 color

#BB9EC6 rgb(187, 158, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB9EC6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62% green and 77.6% blue (187, 158, 198).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#BB9EC6 color codes

HEX	`#BB9EC6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 158, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, 17.97, -16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 24.42, 317.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.912, 39.096, 58.701)`
Decimal	`12295878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9EC6, 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 #BB9EC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9EC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #BB9EC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9ec6; }
.text { color: #bb9ec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9ec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 158 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9ec6, #c69ebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB9EC6?: #BB9EC6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9EC6?: The RGB value is 187, 158, 198: 187 red, 158 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9EC6?: The complementary color is #A9C69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9EC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.