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#B99BC8 closest to Turnip Crown

#B99BC8 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Turnip Crown. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(185, 155, 200)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 29% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #B99BC8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #B99BC8

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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#B99BC8 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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#B99BC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B99BC8 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 #9BA6C7
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A4CA
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A2C9
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9BA6C7
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5A3C7
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8A0AA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B99DBB
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA3AF

#B99BC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#B99BC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#B99BC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B99BC8 in CSS

/* Turnip Crown */
.color { color: #B99BC8; }
.background { background-color: #B99BC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B99BC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 155 200);
color: hsl(280 29% 70%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.072 314.3);

#B99BC8 FAQ

What color is #B99BC8?

#B99BC8 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B99BC8?

#B99BC8 is rgb(185, 155, 200) in RGB, hsl(280, 29%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B99BC8?

The complementary color of #B99BC8 is #AAC89B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B99BC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #B99BC8: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B99BC8 a warm or cool color?

#B99BC8 is a cool color.