#bb6cf1

Color #bb6cf1

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6cf1

RGB

rgb(187, 108, 241)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 82.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 55.2%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(59.56, 54.32, -54.83)

LCH

lch(59.56, 77.18, 314.73)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1995, 309.49)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 42.4%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2f16c

Analogous

#786cf1

#bb6cf1

#f16ce5

Triadic

#bb6cf1

#f1bb6c

#6cf1bb

Split-complementary

#bb6cf1

#e5f16c

#6cf178

Tetradic

#bb6cf1

#f16ca2

#a2f16c

#6cf1bb

Square

#bb6cf1

#f1786c

#a2f16c

#6ce5f1

Shades

Color #bb6cf1 mixed toward black.

#a237ec

#8614d4

#650f9f

#430a6a

#220535

Tints

Color #bb6cf1 mixed toward white.

#c684f3

#d29df6

#ddb5f8

#e8cefa

#f4e6fd

Tones

Color #bb6cf1 mixed toward gray.

#b977e6

#b782db

#b58dd0

#b398c5

#b0a3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eda · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a8d4 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#b8c6c1 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6cf1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6cf1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb6cf1 (#bb6cf1) is rgb(187, 108, 241) in RGB.

No, #bb6cf1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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