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#BB93BE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BB93BE

#BB93BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 58% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.1); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #96BE93 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BB93BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green147
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BB93BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB93BE.
2.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB93BE.
8.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB93BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB93BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#909DC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#98A2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD97A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB93BE?

#BB93BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 58% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BB93BE?

Use black text. Black on #BB93BE has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB93BE?

Its complementary colour is #96BE93, and analogous partners are #A693BE and #BE93AB.