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#BB99DF closest to Violet Velvet

#BB99DF 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, 60.0% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(187, 153, 223)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 52% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BB99DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.73:1.

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Variations of #BB99DF

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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#BB99DF 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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#BB99DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB99DF 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 #92A7DD
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BA6E2
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA3E0
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92A7DD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A3DE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6A3B2
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9DCC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACA4B7

#BB99DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#BB99DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.73:1 Very good#BB99DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB99DF in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #BB99DF; }
.background { background-color: #BB99DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB99DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 153 223);
color: hsl(269 52% 74%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.105 306.2);

#BB99DF FAQ

What color is #BB99DF?

#BB99DF 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 #BB99DF?

#BB99DF is rgb(187, 153, 223) in RGB, hsl(269, 52%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB99DF?

The complementary color of #BB99DF is #BDDF99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB99DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB99DF: 8.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB99DF a warm or cool color?

#BB99DF is a cool color.