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#B99BCB closest to Turnip Crown

#B99BCB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Turnip Crown. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(185, 155, 203)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 32% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B99BCB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.61:1.

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Variations of #B99BCB

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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#B99BCB 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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#B99BCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B99BCB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AA7C9
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94A4CD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA2CC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AA7C9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4A3CA
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8A1AC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B99DBD
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA3B0

#B99BCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#B99BCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.61:1 Very good#B99BCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B99BCB in CSS

/* Turnip Crown */
.color { color: #B99BCB; }
.background { background-color: #B99BCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B99BCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 155 203);
color: hsl(278 32% 70%);
color: oklch(0.733 0.076 312.6);

#B99BCB FAQ

What color is #B99BCB?

#B99BCB is a light, moderately saturated 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 #B99BCB?

#B99BCB is rgb(185, 155, 203) in RGB, hsl(278, 32%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B99BCB?

The complementary color of #B99BCB is #ADCB9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B99BCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B99BCB: 8.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B99BCB a warm or cool color?

#B99BCB is a cool color.