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#BB9CBB closest to Dripping Wisteria

#BB9CBB is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Dripping Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 156, 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. #BB9CBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #BB9CBB

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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#BB9CBB 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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#BB9CBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9CBB 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 #A1A7BA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA3BC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A2BC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1A7BA
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A3BA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD9EA6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC9DB2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABA3AB

#BB9CBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#BB9CBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#BB9CBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9CBB in CSS

/* Dripping Wisteria */
.color { color: #BB9CBB; }
.background { background-color: #BB9CBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9CBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 156 187);
color: hsl(300 19% 67%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.056 326.1);

#BB9CBB FAQ

What color is #BB9CBB?

#BB9CBB 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 #BB9CBB?

#BB9CBB is rgb(187, 156, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 19%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9CBB?

The complementary color of #BB9CBB is #9CBB9C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9CBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9CBB: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9CBB a warm or cool color?

#BB9CBB is a cool color.