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#BB83BB closest to Romanov Mauve

#BB83BB 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, 51.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 131, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 29% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB83BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.08:1.

#BB83BB color conversion

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Variations of #BB83BB

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.

#BB83BB 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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#BB83BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB83BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D98B9
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F91BD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #928FBC
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D98B9
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C92BA
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8897
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD85AC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A091A0

#BB83BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#BB83BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.08:1 Very good#BB83BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB83BB in CSS

/* Romanov Mauve */
.color { color: #BB83BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB83BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB83BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 131 187);
color: hsl(300 29% 62%);
color: oklch(0.684 0.102 326.6);

#BB83BB FAQ

What color is #BB83BB?

#BB83BB 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 #BB83BB?

#BB83BB is rgb(187, 131, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 29%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB83BB?

The complementary color of #BB83BB is #83BB83, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB83BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB83BB: 7.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB83BB a warm or cool color?

#BB83BB is a cool color.