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#BB55BB closest to Love Priestess

#BB55BB is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Love Priestess. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 85, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 43% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB55BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.13:1.

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Variations of #BB55BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BB55BB 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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#BB55BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB55BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B82B8
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B75BE
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #776FBD
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B82B8
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8975B9
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C06180
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE5AA3
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #907590

#BB55BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#BB55BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.13:1 Good#BB55BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB55BB in CSS

/* Love Priestess */
.color { color: #BB55BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB55BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB55BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 85 187);
color: hsl(300 43% 53%);
color: oklch(0.614 0.181 327.5);

#BB55BB FAQ

What color is #BB55BB?

#BB55BB is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Love Priestess. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB55BB?

#BB55BB is rgb(187, 85, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 43%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 55%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB55BB?

The complementary color of #BB55BB is #55BB55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB55BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB55BB: 5.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB55BB a warm or cool color?

#BB55BB is a cool color.