All About Color #BB86CB

#BB86CB

About #BB86CB

#BB86CB is a light purple color with the hex code #BB86CB. In RGB it is red 187, green 134, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 286°, saturation 40%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 8%, 34%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.84:1 on white and 7.39:1 on black.

#BB86CB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 86, CB
CMYK7.88%, 33.99%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal187, 134, 203
HSL286°, 40%, 66%
RGB Octal273, 206, 313
HSV (HSB)286.09°, 33.99%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10111011, 10000110, 11001011
CIE-L*AB63.28, 32.33, -27.79
RGB Percent73.33%, 52.55%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH63.28, 42.63, 319.32
XYZ39.80, 31.93, 60.56
CIE-L*UV63.28, 24.24, -47.77
xyY0.30, 0.24, 31.93
Hunter-Lab56.50, 26.84, -24.00
RYB73.33%, 52.55%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB86CB on a dark background: contrast 7.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB86CB on a light background: contrast 2.84:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB86CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB86CB · #DFC6E7 · #9549AB · #96CB86 · #CDE7C6

Analogous palette

#8696CB · #9886CB · #BB86CB · #CB86B8 · #CB8696

Triadic palette

#BB86CB · #CBBB86 · #86CBBB · #DFC6E7 · #E7DFC6

Tetradic palette

#BB86CB · #CB9886 · #96CB86 · #86B8CB · #9549AB

Monochromatic palette

#6F3781 · #9D50B4 · #BB86CB · #D9BBE2 · #F5EDF7

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