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#BB9CD7 closest to Violet Velvet

#BB9CD7 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, 61.2% green and 84.3% blue (rgb(187, 156, 215)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 42% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BB9CD7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.85:1.

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Variations of #BB9CD7

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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#BB9CD7 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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#BB9CD7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9CD7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A9D5
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92A7D9
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EA4D8
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A9D5
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3A5D6
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8A4B1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA9FC7
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA5B5

#BB9CD7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#BB9CD7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.85:1 Very good#BB9CD7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9CD7 in CSS

/* Violet Velvet */
.color { color: #BB9CD7; }
.background { background-color: #BB9CD7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9CD7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 156 215);
color: hsl(272 42% 73%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.090 308.2);

#BB9CD7 FAQ

What color is #BB9CD7?

#BB9CD7 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 #BB9CD7?

#BB9CD7 is rgb(187, 156, 215) in RGB, hsl(272, 42%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9CD7?

The complementary color of #BB9CD7 is #B8D79C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9CD7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9CD7: 8.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9CD7 a warm or cool color?

#BB9CD7 is a cool color.