#BB86CD closest to Violaceous
#BB86CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(187, 134, 205)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BB86CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.40:1.
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Variations of #BB86CD
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.
#BB86CD color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BB86CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BB86CD 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 #899BCB
- Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C96D0
- Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9093CE
- Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #899BCB
- Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A95CC
- Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB8FA0
- Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC8ABA
- Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
- Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A395A8
#BB86CD contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BB86CD
Palettes with #BB86CD
- 0036466A362C647C430097B7BA87C8ABCD76Nordic Noir to Fiddle-Leaf Fig
- 3AE6FCB385D0871B00719E438F4A30Sparky Blue to Gingerbread
- 301847227500BE88D7CAEFA3Silent Orbit to Creamy Avocado
- 00435D874B00BB87C1ACE6C2Maniac Mansion to Glaucous Green
- 203015614000C08CD55284BBCCE5FFDarkest Forest to Salty Ice
- 172C00721F88468A27B97EC39FE6AELindworm Green to Grape Green
#BB86CD in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB86CD; }
.background { background-color: #BB86CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB86CD; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 134 205);
color: hsl(285 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.116 317.3);#BB86CD FAQ
What color is #BB86CD?
#BB86CD 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 #BB86CD?
#BB86CD is rgb(187, 134, 205) in RGB, hsl(285, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BB86CD?
The complementary color of #BB86CD is #98CD86, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BB86CD?
Black text has the best contrast on #BB86CD: 7.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BB86CD a warm or cool color?
#BB86CD is a cool color.