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#BB00FF The Grape War of 97’

#BB00FF is a medium, vivid purple named The Grape War of 97’. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 0, 255)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB00FF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.61:1.

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Variations of #BB00FF

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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#BB00FF 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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#BB00FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB00FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 50% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0078FB
  • Protanopia 51% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006EFF
  • Protanomaly 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3661FF
  • Deuteranopia 50% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0078FB
  • Deuteranomaly 64% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6064FD
  • Tritanopia 60% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B25D96
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA3CD7
  • Achromatopsia 39% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 60% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B66A6

#BB00FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.61:1 Good#BB00FF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.56:1 Good#BB00FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB00FF in CSS

/* The Grape War of 97’ */
.color { color: #BB00FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB00FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB00FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 255);
color: hsl(284 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.302 311.9);

#BB00FF FAQ

What color is #BB00FF?

#BB00FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is The Grape War of 97’. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB00FF?

#BB00FF is rgb(187, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(284, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB00FF?

The complementary color of #BB00FF is #44FF00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB00FF?

White text has the best contrast on #BB00FF: 4.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB00FF a warm or cool color?

#BB00FF is a cool color.