BB97FF

#BB97FF closest to Diva

#BB97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Diva. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 151, 255)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB97FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.98:1.

#BB97FF color conversion

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Variations of #BB97FF

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.

#BB97FF 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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#BB97FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB97FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #81A9FC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7BAAFF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FA5FF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81A9FC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96A4FD
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEA9BF
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B79FE5
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEA5C4

#BB97FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#BB97FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.98:1 Very good#BB97FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB97FF in CSS

/* Diva */
.color { color: #BB97FF; }
.background { background-color: #BB97FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB97FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 151 255);
color: hsl(261 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.149 298.7);

#BB97FF FAQ

What color is #BB97FF?

#BB97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Diva. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB97FF?

#BB97FF is rgb(187, 151, 255) in RGB, hsl(261, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB97FF?

The complementary color of #BB97FF is #DBFF97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB97FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB97FF: 8.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB97FF a warm or cool color?

#BB97FF is a cool color.