#bb2ad5

Color #bb2ad5

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb2ad5

RGB

rgb(187, 42, 213)

HSL

hsl(290.9, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.9, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(48.29, 75.46, -57.09)

LCH

lch(48.29, 94.62, 322.89)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.2535, 320.8)

HWB

hwb(290.9, 16.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#44d52a

Analogous

#662ad5

#bb2ad5

#d52a99

Triadic

#bb2ad5

#d5bb2a

#2ad5bb

Split-complementary

#bb2ad5

#99d52a

#2ad566

Tetradic

#bb2ad5

#d52a44

#44d52a

#2ad5bb

Square

#bb2ad5

#d5662a

#44d52a

#2a99d5

Shades

Color #bb2ad5 mixed toward black.

#9c23b2

#7d1c8e

#5e156b

#3e0e47

#1f0724

Tints

Color #bb2ad5 mixed toward white.

#c64ddc

#d271e3

#dd94ea

#e8b8f1

#f4dbf8

Tones

Color #bb2ad5 mixed toward gray.

#b138c7

#a746b9

#9d55aa

#93639c

#89718e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9392bd · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#99a1b7 · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#b7a7a2 · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 30.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb2ad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb2ad5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bb2ad5 (#bb2ad5) is rgb(187, 42, 213) in RGB.

No, #bb2ad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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