#BB85BD closest to Violaceous
#BB85BD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.2% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(187, 133, 189)). Its HSL value is 298° hue, 30% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #BB85BD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.20:1.
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Variations of #BB85BD
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.
#BB85BD color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BB85BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BB85BD 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 #8D9ABB
- Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8193BF
- Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9390BE
- Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9ABB
- Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D93BC
- Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8A99
- Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD87AE
- Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
- Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A193A2
#BB85BD contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BB85BD
Palettes with #BB85BD
- 00435D874B00BB87C1ACE6C2Maniac Mansion to Glaucous Green
- BA84B77558C2FFBAC91F0F1F472569Romanov Mauve to Fading Horizon
- 003A3B846100EAC26DB988BBRich Black to Violaceous
- 0036466A362C647C430097B7BA87C8ABCD76Nordic Noir to Fiddle-Leaf Fig
- 1434204B4A867E6823C584BDA4BEFFFFE9F5Pitch-Black Forests to Fairy Dust
- B68BBD1949731C32005F7BBAF2B669Fleur-De-Lis to Peanut Butter Biscuit
#BB85BD in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB85BD; }
.background { background-color: #BB85BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB85BD; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 133 189);
color: hsl(298 30% 63%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.101 325.4);#BB85BD FAQ
What color is #BB85BD?
#BB85BD 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 #BB85BD?
#BB85BD is rgb(187, 133, 189) in RGB, hsl(298, 30%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BB85BD?
The complementary color of #BB85BD is #87BD85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BB85BD?
Black text has the best contrast on #BB85BD: 7.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BB85BD a warm or cool color?
#BB85BD is a cool color.