#bb51ff

Color #bb51ff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb51ff

RGB

rgb(187, 81, 255)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(55.76, 69.97, -68.71)

LCH

lch(55.76, 98.07, 315.52)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.25, 308.93)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 31.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95ff51

Analogous

#6451ff

#bb51ff

#ff51ec

Triadic

#bb51ff

#ffbb51

#51ffbb

Split-complementary

#bb51ff

#ecff51

#51ff64

Tetradic

#bb51ff

#ff5195

#95ff51

#51ffbb

Square

#bb51ff

#ff6451

#95ff51

#51ecff

Shades

Color #bb51ff mixed toward black.

#a519ff

#8900e0

#6700a8

#440070

#220038

Tints

Color #bb51ff mixed toward white.

#c66eff

#d28bff

#dda8ff

#e8c5ff

#f4e2ff

Tones

Color #bb51ff mixed toward gray.

#b860f1

#b56ee2

#b27dd4

#ae8bc5

#ab9ab7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998e4 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#9ea4dd · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#b7ccc6 · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 30.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb51ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb51ff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb51ff (#bb51ff) is rgb(187, 81, 255) in RGB.

No, #bb51ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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