BB9DFF

#BB9DFF closest to Diva

#BB9DFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Diva. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(187, 157, 255)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BB9DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.38:1.

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Variations of #BB9DFF

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.

#BB9DFF 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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#BB9DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #88ACFC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83AEFF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94AAFF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88ACFC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9AA8FE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADAEC2
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7A4E6
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1A9C6

#BB9DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#BB9DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.38:1 Very good#BB9DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9DFF in CSS

/* Diva */
.color { color: #BB9DFF; }
.background { background-color: #BB9DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 157 255);
color: hsl(258 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.761 0.140 297.0);

#BB9DFF FAQ

What color is #BB9DFF?

#BB9DFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Diva. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9DFF?

#BB9DFF is rgb(187, 157, 255) in RGB, hsl(258, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 38%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9DFF?

The complementary color of #BB9DFF is #E1FF9D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9DFF: 9.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9DFF a warm or cool color?

#BB9DFF is a cool color.