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#BB9FF9

#bb9ff9 ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb9ff9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 62.35% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 36.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 258.67°, with 88.24% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.422

Complementary

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #ddf99f

Split complementary

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #f9e89f
  3. #b0f99f

Analogous

  1. #9fb0f9
  2. #bb9ff9
  3. #e89ff9

Triadic

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #f9bb9f
  3. #9ff9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #f99fdd
  3. #ddf99f
  4. #9ff9bb

Square

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #f99fb0
  3. #ddf99f
  4. #9ff9e8

Monochromatic

  1. #550ff0
  2. #8857f5
  3. #bb9ff9
  4. #eee7fe
  5. #f1ecfe

Shades

#bb9ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #a88fe0
  3. #967fc7
  4. #836fae
  5. #705f95
  6. #5e507d
  7. #4b4064
  8. #38304b
  9. #252032
  10. #131019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #c2a9fa
  3. #c9b2fa
  4. #cfbcfb
  5. #d6c5fb
  6. #ddcffc
  7. #e4d9fd
  8. #ebe2fd
  9. #f1ecfe
  10. #f8f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9ff9
  2. #b59ced
  3. #af99e1
  4. #a996d5
  5. #a393c9
  6. #9e90bd
  7. #988cb0
  8. #9289a4
  9. #8c8698
  10. #86838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a8d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88aefd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8dadf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afaec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa8fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a8f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9ff9 {
  color: #bb9ff9;
}
Background
.bg-bb9ff9 {
  background-color: #bb9ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 159 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 88% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9ff9, #e89ff9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 159 249 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.40 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.98 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.36 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.58 #446006 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Mauve
#bb9ff9  rgb(187, 159, 249)  hsl(259, 88%, 80%)  Mauve
#ddf99f  rgb(221, 249, 159)  hsl(79, 88%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#f9bb9f  rgb(249, 187, 159)  hsl(19, 88%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite
#9ff9bb  rgb(159, 249, 187)  hsl(139, 88%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple