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#BB87BF closest to Violaceous

#BB87BF is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 135, 191)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BB87BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.33:1.

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Variations of #BB87BF

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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#BB87BF 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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#BB87BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB87BF 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 #8E9BBD
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8295C1
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9492C0
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E9BBD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D95BE
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8C9B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD89B0
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A294A3

#BB87BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#BB87BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.33:1 Very good#BB87BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB87BF in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB87BF; }
.background { background-color: #BB87BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB87BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 135 191);
color: hsl(296 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.693 0.099 324.2);

#BB87BF FAQ

What color is #BB87BF?

#BB87BF 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 #BB87BF?

#BB87BF is rgb(187, 135, 191) in RGB, hsl(296, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB87BF?

The complementary color of #BB87BF is #8BBF87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB87BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB87BF: 7.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB87BF a warm or cool color?

#BB87BF is a cool color.