#bb81c5

Color #bb81c5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb81c5

RGB

rgb(187, 129, 197)

HSL

hsl(291.2, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.2, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(61.91, 33.88, -26.52)

LCH

lch(61.91, 43.03, 321.95)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.1163, 321.49)

HWB

hwb(291.2, 50.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bc581

Analogous

#9981c5

#bb81c5

#c581ad

Triadic

#bb81c5

#c5bb81

#81c5bb

Split-complementary

#bb81c5

#adc581

#81c599

Tetradic

#bb81c5

#c5818b

#8bc581

#81c5bb

Square

#bb81c5

#c59981

#8bc581

#81adc5

Shades

Color #bb81c5 mixed toward black.

#a75cb4

#894495

#673370

#45224a

#221125

Tints

Color #bb81c5 mixed toward white.

#c696cf

#d2abd8

#ddc0e2

#e8d5ec

#f4eaf5

Tones

Color #bb81c5 mixed toward gray.

#b787bf

#b38cba

#af92b4

#ab98ae

#a79da9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b7 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a8acb4 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#b9aca9 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb81c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb81c5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb81c5 (#bb81c5) is rgb(187, 129, 197) in RGB.

No, #bb81c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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