All About Color #BB99DB

#BB99DB

About #BB99DB

#BB99DB is a light purple color with the hex code #BB99DB. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 48%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 15%, 30%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.69:1 on black.

#BB99DB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, DB
CMYK14.61%, 30.14%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 219
HSL271°, 48%, 73%
RGB Octal273, 231, 333
HSV (HSB)270.91°, 30.14%, 85.88%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 11011011
CIE-L*AB68.36, 25.13, -28.87
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH68.36, 38.27, 311.04
XYZ44.67, 38.46, 72.09
CIE-L*UV68.36, 13.71, -49.03
xyY0.29, 0.25, 38.46
Hunter-Lab62.02, 20.04, -25.50
RYB73.33%, 60.00%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB99DB on a dark background: contrast 8.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB99DB on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB99DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB99DB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB99DB · #E8DDF3 · #8E55C3 · #B9DB99 · #E8F3DD

Analogous palette

#99B9DB · #9A99DB · #BB99DB · #DB99DA · #DB99B9

Triadic palette

#BB99DB · #DBBB99 · #99DBBB · #E8DDF3 · #F3E8DD

Tetradic palette

#BB99DB · #DB9A99 · #B9DB99 · #99DADB · #8E55C3

Monochromatic palette

#6F39A2 · #9660C7 · #BB99DB · #E1D2EF · #F2ECF8

Generate more palettes containing #BB99DB · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli