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#BB99BB Dripping Wisteria

#BB99BB is a light, muted pink named Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 153, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 20% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB99BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.39:1.

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Variations of #BB99BB

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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#BB99BB 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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#BB99BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB99BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EA5BA
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A1BC
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A29FBC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EA5BA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7A1BA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD9CA4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC9AB1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA1AA

#BB99BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.50:1 Very poor#BB99BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.39:1 Very good#BB99BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB99BB in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #BB99BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB99BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB99BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 153 187);
color: hsl(300 20% 67%);
color: oklch(0.725 0.062 326.2);

#BB99BB FAQ

What color is #BB99BB?

#BB99BB is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB99BB?

#BB99BB is rgb(187, 153, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 20%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB99BB?

The complementary color of #BB99BB is #99BB99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB99BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB99BB: 8.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB99BB a warm or cool color?

#BB99BB is a cool color.