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#BB86BB closest to Violaceous

#BB86BB is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 134, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 28% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB86BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.24:1.

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Variations of #BB86BB

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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#BB86BB 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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#BB86BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB86BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8F9AB9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8293BD
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9491BC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F9AB9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E94BA
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8B99
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD88AC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A193A1

#BB86BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.90:1 Very poor#BB86BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.24:1 Very good#BB86BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB86BB in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB86BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB86BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB86BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 134 187);
color: hsl(300 28% 63%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.097 326.6);

#BB86BB FAQ

What color is #BB86BB?

#BB86BB 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 #BB86BB?

#BB86BB is rgb(187, 134, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 28%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB86BB?

The complementary color of #BB86BB is #86BB86, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB86BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB86BB: 7.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB86BB a warm or cool color?

#BB86BB is a cool color.