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#BB89BE closest to Violaceous

#BB89BE is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(187, 137, 190)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 29% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BB89BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.43:1.

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Variations of #BB89BE

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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#BB89BE 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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#BB89BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB89BE 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 #909CBC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8596C0
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9693BF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #909CBC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E96BD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE8E9C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD8BAF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A396A4

#BB89BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#BB89BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.43:1 Very good#BB89BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB89BE in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB89BE; }
.background { background-color: #BB89BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB89BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 137 190);
color: hsl(297 29% 64%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.094 324.6);

#BB89BE FAQ

What color is #BB89BE?

#BB89BE 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 #BB89BE?

#BB89BE is rgb(187, 137, 190) in RGB, hsl(297, 29%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB89BE?

The complementary color of #BB89BE is #8CBE89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB89BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB89BE: 7.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB89BE a warm or cool color?

#BB89BE is a cool color.