#bb7bcc

Color #bb7bcc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb7bcc

RGB

rgb(187, 123, 204)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 44.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 39.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(60.86, 38.56, -32.09)

LCH

lch(60.86, 50.17, 320.23)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1345, 319.01)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 48.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ccc7b

Analogous

#927bcc

#bb7bcc

#cc7bb4

Triadic

#bb7bcc

#ccbb7b

#7bccbb

Split-complementary

#bb7bcc

#b4cc7b

#7bcc92

Tetradic

#bb7bcc

#cc7b8c

#8ccc7b

#7bccbb

Square

#bb7bcc

#cc927b

#8ccc7b

#7bb4cc

Shades

Color #bb7bcc mixed toward black.

#a754bd

#893d9d

#672e76

#441e4f

#220f27

Tints

Color #bb7bcc mixed toward white.

#c691d5

#d2a7dd

#ddbde6

#e8d3ee

#f4e9f7

Tones

Color #bb7bcc mixed toward gray.

#b782c5

#b388be

#af8fb8

#ab96b1

#a79daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bc · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a7abb8 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#b8afac · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb7bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb7bcc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bb7bcc (#bb7bcc) is rgb(187, 123, 204) in RGB.

No, #bb7bcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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