All About Color #BB99E6

#BB99E6

About #BB99E6

#BB99E6 is a light purple color with the hex code #BB99E6. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 230; in HSL it is hue 266°, saturation 61%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 19%, 33%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.81:1 on black.

#BB99E6 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, E6
CMYK18.70%, 33.48%, 0.00%, 9.80%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 230
HSL266°, 61%, 75%
RGB Octal273, 231, 346
HSV (HSB)266.49°, 33.48%, 90.20%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 11100110
CIE-L*AB68.80, 27.54, -34.25
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 90.20%
CIE-L*CH68.80, 43.95, 308.81
XYZ46.17, 39.06, 79.97
CIE-L*UV68.80, 12.48, -58.28
xyY0.28, 0.24, 39.06
Hunter-Lab62.50, 22.49, -32.11
RYB73.33%, 60.00%, 90.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB99E6 on a dark background: contrast 8.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB99E6 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB99E6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB99E6 · #ECE2F8 · #884ED4 · #C4E698 · #EFF8E2

Analogous palette

#98C4E6 · #989EE6 · #BB99E6 · #E198E6 · #E698C4

Triadic palette

#BB99E6 · #E6BA98 · #98E6BA · #ECE2F8 · #F8ECE2

Tetradic palette

#BB99E6 · #E6989E · #C4E698 · #98E6E1 · #884ED4

Monochromatic palette

#692DB9 · #915BD7 · #BB99E6 · #E3D6F5 · #F1EAFA

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