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#BB9DCA Turnip Crown

#BB9DCA is a light, muted purple named Turnip Crown. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.6% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(187, 157, 202)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 30% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BB9DCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.79:1.

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Variations of #BB9DCA

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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#BB9DCA 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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#BB9DCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9DCA 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 #9DA8C9
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A6CC
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A4CB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA8C9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7A5C9
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAA2AC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB9FBD
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA5B1

#BB9DCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#BB9DCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.79:1 Very good#BB9DCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9DCA in CSS

/* Turnip Crown */
.color { color: #BB9DCA; }
.background { background-color: #BB9DCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9DCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 157 202);
color: hsl(280 30% 70%);
color: oklch(0.738 0.072 314.4);

#BB9DCA FAQ

What color is #BB9DCA?

#BB9DCA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9DCA?

#BB9DCA is rgb(187, 157, 202) in RGB, hsl(280, 30%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9DCA?

The complementary color of #BB9DCA is #ACCA9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9DCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9DCA: 8.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9DCA a warm or cool color?

#BB9DCA is a cool color.