All About Color #BB9BCA

#BB9BCA

About #BB9BCA

#BB9BCA is a light purple color with the hex code #BB9BCA. In RGB it is red 187, green 155, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 281°, saturation 31%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 7%, 23%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.65:1 on black.

#BB9BCA Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 9B, CA
CMYK7.43%, 23.27%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal187, 155, 202
HSL281°, 31%, 70%
RGB Octal273, 233, 312
HSV (HSB)280.85°, 23.27%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB68.22, 20.45, -19.67
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.78%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH68.22, 28.37, 316.11
XYZ42.88, 38.27, 61.00
CIE-L*UV68.22, 14.68, -33.47
xyY0.30, 0.27, 38.27
Hunter-Lab61.86, 15.45, -15.16
RYB73.33%, 60.78%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9BCA on a dark background: contrast 8.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9BCA on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9BCA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB9BCA · #E4D7EA · #935FAB · #AACA9B · #DDEAD7

Analogous palette

#9BAACA · #A39BCA · #BB9BCA · #CA9BC2 · #CA9BAA

Triadic palette

#BB9BCA · #CABB9B · #9BCABB · #E4D7EA · #EAE4D7

Tetradic palette

#BB9BCA · #CAA39B · #AACA9B · #9BC2CA · #935FAB

Monochromatic palette

#724686 · #9969B0 · #BB9BCA · #DDCDE5 · #F4EEF6

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