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#BB98DB closest to Violet Velvet

#BB98DB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.6% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(187, 152, 219)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 48% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BB98DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.63:1.

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Variations of #BB98DB

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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#BB98DB 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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#BB98DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB98DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA5DE
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA2DC
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A2DA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7A1B0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9CC9
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA3B5

#BB98DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#BB98DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.63:1 Very good#BB98DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB98DB in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #BB98DB; }
.background { background-color: #BB98DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB98DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 152 219);
color: hsl(271 48% 73%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.102 307.9);

#BB98DB FAQ

What color is #BB98DB?

#BB98DB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB98DB?

#BB98DB is rgb(187, 152, 219) in RGB, hsl(271, 48%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB98DB?

The complementary color of #BB98DB is #B8DB98, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB98DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB98DB: 8.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB98DB a warm or cool color?

#BB98DB is a cool color.