All About Color #BB99CC

#BB99CC

About #BB99CC

#BB99CC is a light purple color with the hex code #BB99CC. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 33%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 8%, 25%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.46:1 on white and 8.54:1 on black.

#BB99CC Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, CC
CMYK8.33%, 25.00%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 204
HSL280°, 33%, 70%
RGB Octal273, 231, 314
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 25.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB67.80, 21.97, -21.41
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH67.80, 30.68, 315.73
XYZ42.78, 37.71, 62.15
CIE-L*UV67.80, 15.41, -36.46
xyY0.30, 0.26, 37.71
Hunter-Lab61.41, 16.91, -17.02
RYB73.33%, 60.00%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB99CC on a dark background: contrast 8.54:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB99CC on a light background: contrast 2.46:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB99CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB99CC · #E4D6EA · #925CAD · #AACC99 · #DDEAD6

Analogous palette

#99AACC · #A299CC · #BB99CC · #CC99C3 · #CC99AA

Triadic palette

#BB99CC · #CCBB99 · #99CCBB · #E4D6EA · #EAE4D6

Tetradic palette

#BB99CC · #CCA299 · #AACC99 · #99C3CC · #925CAD

Monochromatic palette

#714488 · #9966B2 · #BB99CC · #DDCCE5 · #F4EEF6

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