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#B99BC1 closest to Dripping Wisteria

#B99BC1 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 75.7% blue (rgb(185, 155, 193)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 23% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #B99BC1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.52:1.

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Variations of #B99BC1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B99BC1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B99BC1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B99BC1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA6C0
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A3C3
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A1C2
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA6C0
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A6A3C0
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BA9FA8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9DB6
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA3AD

#B99BC1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#B99BC1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.52:1 Very good#B99BC1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B99BC1 in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #B99BC1; }
.background { background-color: #B99BC1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B99BC1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 155 193);
color: hsl(287 23% 68%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.063 319.1);

#B99BC1 FAQ

What color is #B99BC1?

#B99BC1 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B99BC1?

#B99BC1 is rgb(185, 155, 193) in RGB, hsl(287, 23%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B99BC1?

The complementary color of #B99BC1 is #A3C19B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B99BC1?

Black text has the best contrast on #B99BC1: 8.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B99BC1 a warm or cool color?

#B99BC1 is a cool color.