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#BB9CBF

#BB9CBF is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.44:1 Fail
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8.62:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

8.62:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB9CBF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BB9CBF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BB9CBF?

#BB9CBF is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BB9CBF in RGB?

#BB9CBF is rgb(187, 156, 191): 187 red, 156 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BB9CBF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(2, 18, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BB9CBF?

PANTONE 264 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BB9CBF?

Its complement #8FAE8C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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