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#BB09FF The Grape War of 97’

#BB09FF is a medium, vivid purple named The Grape War of 97’. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 3.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 9, 255)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 100% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB09FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.60:1.

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Variations of #BB09FF

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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#BB09FF 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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#BB09FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB09FF 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 #006FFF
  • Protanomaly 57% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3862FF
  • Deuteranopia 50% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0078FB
  • Deuteranomaly 65% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6165FD
  • Tritanopia 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B25E97
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA3DD7
  • Achromatopsia 39% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 60% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B67A7

#BB09FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.57:1 Good#BB09FF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.60:1 Good#BB09FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB09FF in CSS

/* The Grape War of 97’ */
.color { color: #BB09FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB09FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB09FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 9 255);
color: hsl(283 100% 52%);
color: oklch(0.605 0.300 311.8);

#BB09FF FAQ

What color is #BB09FF?

#BB09FF 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 #BB09FF?

#BB09FF is rgb(187, 9, 255) in RGB, hsl(283, 100%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 96%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB09FF?

The complementary color of #BB09FF is #4DFF09, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB09FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB09FF: 4.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB09FF a warm or cool color?

#BB09FF is a cool color.