All About Color #BB99EB

#BB99EB

About #BB99EB

#BB99EB is a light purple color with the hex code #BB99EB. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 235; in HSL it is hue 265°, saturation 67%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 20%, 35%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#BB99EB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, EB
CMYK20.43%, 34.89%, 0.00%, 7.84%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 235
HSL265°, 67%, 76%
RGB Octal273, 231, 353
HSV (HSB)264.88°, 34.89%, 92.16%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 11101011
CIE-L*AB69.00, 28.67, -36.67
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 92.16%
CIE-L*CH69.00, 46.55, 308.02
XYZ46.88, 39.35, 83.72
CIE-L*UV69.00, 11.92, -62.48
xyY0.28, 0.23, 39.35
Hunter-Lab62.73, 23.64, -35.23
RYB73.33%, 60.00%, 92.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB99EB on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB99EB on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB99EB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB99EB · #EEE5FA · #884CDC · #C9EB99 · #F1FAE5

Analogous palette

#99C9EB · #99A0EB · #BB99EB · #E499EB · #EB99C9

Triadic palette

#BB99EB · #EBBB99 · #99EBBB · #EEE5FA · #FAEEE5

Tetradic palette

#BB99EB · #EB99A0 · #C9EB99 · #99EBE4 · #884CDC

Monochromatic palette

#6827C4 · #9059DE · #BB99EB · #E5D9F7 · #F1EAFB

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