#bb55cc Color Information

#bb55cc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb55cc, and its official name is Love Priestess. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 33.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 8.3% Cyan, 58.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 291.4°, with saturation of 53.8% and lightness of 56.7%. The decimal value for #bb55cc is 12277196, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb55cc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb55cc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorLove Priestess Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 85, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 33.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.667, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.083, 0.583, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color291.4°, 53.8%, 56.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color291.4°, 58.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.641, 21.421, 59.436 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 85, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12277196 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.408, 57.982, -43.784 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.408, 72.657, 322.942 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.408, 42.709, -74.626 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.283, 52.604, -43.740 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.300, 0.185, 21.421 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290467276 / 0xffbb55cc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bb55cc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb55cc, its pure hue is 291.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.8%, and its lightness is 56.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb55cc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170b1a to #a44ab3.

Tints of #bb55cc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb55cc, its pure hue is 291.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.8%, and its lightness is 56.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb55cc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c46ad2 to #f7eaf9.

Tones of #bb55cc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb55cc, its pure hue is 291.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb55cc, which range from #919191 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #df22ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb55cc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb55cc! For #bb55cc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bb55cc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb55cc

This color, #bb55cc, consists of 73.3% Red, 33.3% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 85, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb55cc is 8.3% Cyan, 58.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C8.3%
G33.3%
M58.3%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 85 204
Octal 273 125 314
Hexa #bb #55 #cc
Binary 10111011 01010101 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 58 0 19
Octal 10 72 0 23
Hexa #08 #3a #00 #13
Binary 00001000 00111010 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #bb55cc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb55cc — which has hue 291.4° — its analogous colors are located at 261.4° and 321.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb55cc.

Triadic Colors of #bb55cc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb55cc — which has hue 291.4° — its triadic colors are located at 51.4° and 291.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb55cc.

Complementary Color of #bb55cc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb55cc — which has hue 291.4° — its complementary color is located at 111.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb55cc.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb55cc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb55cc — which has hue 291.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.4° and 291.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb55cc.

Tetradic Colors of #bb55cc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb55cc — which has hue 291.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 201.4°, 291.4°, 21.4°, and 111.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb55cc.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb55cc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb55cc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d3e75 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e69df2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb55cc

We want to make getting started with #bb55cc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb55cc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb55cc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb55cc with other HTML elements.

#bb55cc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb55cc.
<span style="color: #bb55cc;">The color of this text is #bb55cc.</span>

#bb55cc Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb55cc.
<div style="background-color: #bb55cc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb55cc.</div>

#bb55cc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb55cc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb55cc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb55cc.</span>

#bb55cc Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb55cc.
<div style="border: #bb55cc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb55cc.</div>

#bb55cc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb55cc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb55cc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb55cc on a white background.</div></div>

#bb55cc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb55cc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb55cc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb55cc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb55cc to White

This is a gradient from #bb55cc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb55cc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb55cc to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb55cc to Black

This is a gradient from #bb55cc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb55cc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb55cc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb55cc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb55cc

In addition to using #bb55cc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb55cc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb55cc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 85, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb55cc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb55cc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 85, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb55cc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb55cc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb55cc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 85, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb55cc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:85, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:85 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 85f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 85, 204);
 

#bb55cc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb55cc the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb55cc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb55cc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb55cc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb55cc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb55cc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb55cc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bb55cc would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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