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#BB73C9 Color

#BB73C9 is rgb(187, 115, 201) in RGB, hsl(290, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB73C9
HEX#BB73C9
RGBrgb(187, 115, 201)
HSLhsl(290, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(290, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.145 320.9)
LABlab(58.87% 39.40 -33.18)
LCHlch(58.87% 51.51 319.90)

What #BB73C9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB73C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.69Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.18Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.48Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.71Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.97Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BB73C9 Channel Values

How #BB73C9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 115 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB73C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB73C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB73C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB73C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB73C9
Complementary
#82C973
Analogous
#9073C9
Analogous
#C973AC
Triadic
#C9BB73
Triadic
#73C9BB
Split comp.
#ACC973
Split comp.
#73C990

Tints & Shades of #BB73C9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C486D0
#CD98D7
#D6ABDE
#E0C1E7
#E9D3EE
#F2E5F5

Shades

#AC56BD
#9440A5
#7A3588
#60296A
#451E4D
#28112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB73C9.

How #BB73C9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB73C9
Protanopia#8383C9
Protanomaly#9D7DC9
Deuteranopia#9090C8
Deuteranomaly#A385C8
Tritanopia#B28282
Tritanomaly#B67CA3
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB73C9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb73c9: #BB73C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB73C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb73c9': '#BB73C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.451, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_bb73c9">#BB73C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB73C9"

More Pink Colors

#BB73C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB73C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB73C9?

#BB73C9 is a light pink — rgb(187, 115, 201) in RGB and hsl(290, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.69.

What is the RGB value of #BB73C9?

#BB73C9 is rgb(187, 115, 201) — red 187, green 115, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB73C9?

#BB73C9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB73C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB73C9 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB73C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB73C9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.65, which is visibly different.

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