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#BB81BB closest to Romanov Mauve

#BB81BB is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Romanov Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 50.6% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 129, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 30% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB81BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.97:1.

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Variations of #BB81BB

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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#BB81BB 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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#BB81BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB81BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B97B9
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D90BD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #918DBC
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B97B9
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B90BA
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF8696
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD83AB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F909F

#BB81BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#BB81BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.97:1 Good#BB81BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB81BB in CSS

/* Romanov Mauve */
.color { color: #BB81BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB81BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB81BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 129 187);
color: hsl(300 30% 62%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.106 326.7);

#BB81BB FAQ

What color is #BB81BB?

#BB81BB is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB81BB?

#BB81BB is rgb(187, 129, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 30%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB81BB?

The complementary color of #BB81BB is #81BB81, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB81BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB81BB: 6.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB81BB a warm or cool color?

#BB81BB is a cool color.