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#BB55EE closest to Bubblegum Baby Girl

#BB55EE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Bubblegum Baby Girl. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 85, 238)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 82% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB55EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.65:1.

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Variations of #BB55EE

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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#BB55EE 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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#BB55EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB55EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4987EA
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007FF3
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6577F0
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4987EA
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A79EC
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5739A
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB63CD
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #957BA7

#BB55EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.72:1 Poor#BB55EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.65:1 Good#BB55EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB55EE in CSS

/* Bubblegum Baby Girl */
.color { color: #BB55EE; }
.background { background-color: #BB55EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB55EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 85 238);
color: hsl(280 82% 63%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.229 312.4);

#BB55EE FAQ

What color is #BB55EE?

#BB55EE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Bubblegum Baby Girl. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB55EE?

#BB55EE is rgb(187, 85, 238) in RGB, hsl(280, 82%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 64%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB55EE?

The complementary color of #BB55EE is #88EE55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB55EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB55EE: 5.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB55EE a warm or cool color?

#BB55EE is a cool color.