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#BB9BBB Dripping Wisteria

#BB9BBB is a light, muted pink named Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 155, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 19% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB9BBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.52:1.

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Variations of #BB9BBB

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.

#BB9BBB 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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#BB9BBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9BBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0A6BA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A3BC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A1BC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0A6BA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A3BA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD9DA6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC9CB2
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA3AB

#BB9BBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#BB9BBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.52:1 Very good#BB9BBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9BBB in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #BB9BBB; }
.background { background-color: #BB9BBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9BBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 155 187);
color: hsl(300 19% 67%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.058 326.2);

#BB9BBB FAQ

What color is #BB9BBB?

#BB9BBB 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 #BB9BBB?

#BB9BBB is rgb(187, 155, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 19%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9BBB?

The complementary color of #BB9BBB is #9BBB9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9BBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9BBB: 8.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9BBB a warm or cool color?

#BB9BBB is a cool color.