#bb73e3

Color #bb73e3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb73e3

RGB

rgb(187, 115, 227)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 66.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 49.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(60.22, 47.66, -45.99)

LCH

lch(60.22, 66.23, 316.02)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.1733, 312.29)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 45.1%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9be373

Analogous

#8373e3

#bb73e3

#e373d3

Triadic

#bb73e3

#e3bb73

#73e3bb

Split-complementary

#bb73e3

#d3e373

#73e383

Tetradic

#bb73e3

#e3739b

#9be373

#73e3bb

Square

#bb73e3

#e38373

#9be373

#73d3e3

Shades

Color #bb73e3 mixed toward black.

#a444da

#8826be

#661c8f

#44135f

#220930

Tints

Color #bb73e3 mixed toward white.

#c68ae8

#d2a2ec

#ddb9f1

#e8d0f6

#f4e8fa

Tones

Color #bb73e3 mixed toward gray.

#b87cda

#b686d0

#b38fc7

#b098be

#aea2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0cf · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a9ca · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#b8bdb9 · ΔE 31

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb73e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb73e3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb73e3 (#bb73e3) is rgb(187, 115, 227) in RGB.

No, #bb73e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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