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#BB85CC closest to Violaceous

#BB85CC is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.2% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(187, 133, 204)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 41% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BB85CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #BB85CC

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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#BB85CC 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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#BB85CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB85CC 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 #889BCA
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B95CF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9092CD
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #889BCA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A94CB
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB8E9F
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC89B9
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A294A7

#BB85CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#BB85CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#BB85CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB85CC in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB85CC; }
.background { background-color: #BB85CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB85CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 133 204);
color: hsl(286 41% 66%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.117 317.9);

#BB85CC FAQ

What color is #BB85CC?

#BB85CC is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB85CC?

#BB85CC is rgb(187, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(286, 41%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB85CC?

The complementary color of #BB85CC is #96CC85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB85CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB85CC: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB85CC a warm or cool color?

#BB85CC is a cool color.