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#BB83BE closest to Violaceous

#BB83BE is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 51.4% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(187, 131, 190)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 31% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BB83BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.10:1.

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Variations of #BB83BE

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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#BB83BE 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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#BB83BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB83BE 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 #8C98BC
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E92C0
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #928FBF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C98BC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B92BD
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8998
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD85AE
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A092A1

#BB83BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.96:1 Very poor#BB83BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.10:1 Very good#BB83BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB83BE in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB83BE; }
.background { background-color: #BB83BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB83BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 131 190);
color: hsl(297 31% 63%);
color: oklch(0.686 0.105 324.9);

#BB83BE FAQ

What color is #BB83BE?

#BB83BE is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB83BE?

#BB83BE is rgb(187, 131, 190) in RGB, hsl(297, 31%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 31%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB83BE?

The complementary color of #BB83BE is #86BE83, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB83BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB83BE: 7.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB83BE a warm or cool color?

#BB83BE is a cool color.