#bb6bd4

Color #bb6bd4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6bd4

RGB

rgb(187, 107, 212)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 55%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 49.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 49.5%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(57.88, 48.71, -41.26)

LCH

lch(57.88, 63.84, 319.73)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1701, 317.69)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 42%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84d46b

Analogous

#866bd4

#bb6bd4

#d46bb8

Triadic

#bb6bd4

#d4bb6b

#6bd4bb

Split-complementary

#bb6bd4

#b8d46b

#6bd486

Tetradic

#bb6bd4

#d46b84

#84d46b

#6bd4bb

Square

#bb6bd4

#d4866b

#84d46b

#6bb8d4

Shades

Color #bb6bd4 mixed toward black.

#a842c8

#8930a5

#67247c

#441852

#220c29

Tints

Color #bb6bd4 mixed toward white.

#c683db

#d29ce2

#ddb5e9

#e8cef1

#f4e6f8

Tones

Color #bb6bd4 mixed toward gray.

#b674cb

#b27cc2

#ad85ba

#a98eb1

#a497a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ec1 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a8bc · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#b8b1ad · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6bd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6bd4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bb6bd4 (#bb6bd4) is rgb(187, 107, 212) in RGB.

No, #bb6bd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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