BB9BC2

#BB9BC2 closest to Dripping Wisteria

#BB9BC2 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.8% green and 76.1% blue (rgb(187, 155, 194)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 24% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #BB9BC2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.58:1.

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Variations of #BB9BC2

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.

#BB9BC2 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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#BB9BC2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9BC2 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 #9EA7C1
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A3C4
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A2C3
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EA7C1
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7A3C1
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC9FA8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC9DB7
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA3AD

#BB9BC2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#BB9BC2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.58:1 Very good#BB9BC2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9BC2 in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #BB9BC2; }
.background { background-color: #BB9BC2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9BC2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 155 194);
color: hsl(289 24% 68%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.066 320.2);

#BB9BC2 FAQ

What color is #BB9BC2?

#BB9BC2 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9BC2?

#BB9BC2 is rgb(187, 155, 194) in RGB, hsl(289, 24%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9BC2?

The complementary color of #BB9BC2 is #A2C29B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9BC2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9BC2: 8.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9BC2 a warm or cool color?

#BB9BC2 is a cool color.