#bb6495

Color #bb6495

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 14.09 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6495

RGB

rgb(187, 100, 149)

HSL

hsl(326.2, 39%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(326.2, 46.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 20.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.87, 41.06, -11.17)

LCH

lch(53.87, 42.55, 344.78)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.126, 346.5)

HWB

hwb(326.2, 39.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64bb8a

Analogous

#b664bb

#bb6495

#bb646a

Triadic

#bb6495

#95bb64

#6495bb

Split-complementary

#bb6495

#6abb64

#64bbb6

Tetradic

#bb6495

#bb8a64

#64bb8a

#6495bb

Square

#bb6495

#bbb664

#64bb8a

#646abb

Shades

Color #bb6495 mixed toward black.

#a6497e

#853a64

#642c4b

#431d32

#210f19

Tints

Color #bb6495 mixed toward white.

#c67ea7

#d298b8

#ddb2ca

#e8cbdc

#f4e5ed

Tones

Color #bb6495 mixed toward gray.

#b46b94

#ad7393

#a57a92

#9e8191

#978890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9c8b · ΔE 34.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a789 · ΔE 42.2

Tritanopia

#b88381 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 24.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6495]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb6495 (#bb6495) is rgb(187, 100, 149) in RGB.

No, #bb6495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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