#bb85da

Color #bb85da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb85da

RGB

rgb(187, 133, 218)

HSL

hsl(278.1, 53.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.1, 39%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 39%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(63.67, 36, -35.56)

LCH

lch(63.67, 50.6, 315.35)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1331, 312.47)

HWB

hwb(278.1, 52.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4da85

Analogous

#9085da

#bb85da

#da85cf

Triadic

#bb85da

#dabb85

#85dabb

Split-complementary

#bb85da

#cfda85

#85da90

Tetradic

#bb85da

#da85a4

#a4da85

#85dabb

Square

#bb85da

#da9085

#a4da85

#85cfda

Shades

Color #bb85da mixed toward black.

#a258cc

#8636b4

#642987

#431b5a

#210e2d

Tints

Color #bb85da mixed toward white.

#c699e0

#d2aee6

#ddc2ed

#e8d6f3

#f4ebf9

Tones

Color #bb85da mixed toward gray.

#b98cd3

#b793cc

#b59ac5

#b3a1be

#b1a8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ca · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a9adc5 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#b9bbb8 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb85da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb85da]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb85da (#bb85da) is rgb(187, 133, 218) in RGB.

No, #bb85da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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