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#BB98DC Color

#BB98DC is rgb(187, 152, 220) in RGB, hsl(271, 49%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB98DC
HEX#BB98DC
RGBrgb(187, 152, 220)
HSLhsl(271, 49%, 73%)
HSVhsv(271, 31%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.103 307.5)
LABlab(67.95% 23.09 -29.81)
LCHlch(67.95% 37.70 307.76)

What #BB98DC 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 #BB98DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.14Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.81African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.65Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.69Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.01

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

#BB98DC Channel Values

How #BB98DC 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 152 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 49% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 31% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB98DC 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB98DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB98DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB98DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB98DC
Complementary
#B9DC98
Analogous
#9A98DC
Analogous
#DC98DB
Triadic
#DCBB98
Triadic
#98DCBB
Split comp.
#DBDC98
Split comp.
#98DC9A

Tints & Shades of #BB98DC

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

#C5A8E1
#CDB3E5
#D7C2EA
#DECEEE
#E8DDF3
#F0E8F7

Shades

#A272CF
#894CC2
#6F38A3
#582C81
#3E1F5B
#241235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB98DC.

How #BB98DC 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#BB98DC
Protanopia#9F9FDC
Protanomaly#AB9CDC
Deuteranopia#A5A5DB
Deuteranomaly#AEA0DC
Tritanopia#B2A3A3
Tritanomaly#B69FBC
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB98DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb98dc: #BB98DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB98DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb98dc': '#BB98DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.596, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bb98dc">#BB98DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB98DC"

More Purple Colors

#BB98DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB98DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB98DC?

#BB98DC is a light purple — rgb(187, 152, 220) in RGB and hsl(271, 49%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #BB98DC?

#BB98DC is rgb(187, 152, 220) — red 187, green 152, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB98DC?

#BB98DC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB98DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB98DC scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB98DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB98DC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 12.26, which is visibly different.

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