#bb89dd

Color #bb89dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb89dd

RGB

rgb(187, 137, 221)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 55.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 38%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 38%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(64.71, 34.44, -35.62)

LCH

lch(64.71, 49.55, 314.04)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1298, 310.72)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 53.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abdd89

Analogous

#9189dd

#bb89dd

#dd89d5

Triadic

#bb89dd

#ddbb89

#89ddbb

Split-complementary

#bb89dd

#d5dd89

#89dd91

Tetradic

#bb89dd

#dd89ab

#abdd89

#89ddbb

Square

#bb89dd

#dd9189

#abdd89

#89d5dd

Shades

Color #bb89dd mixed toward black.

#a05bd0

#8435b9

#63288b

#421b5d

#210d2e

Tints

Color #bb89dd mixed toward white.

#c69de3

#d2b0e8

#ddc4ee

#e8d8f4

#f4ebf9

Tones

Color #bb89dd mixed toward gray.

#ba90d6

#b897cf

#b79ec8

#b6a5c1

#b4acba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7cd · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#aaaec9 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b9bfbb · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb89dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb89dd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb89dd (#bb89dd) is rgb(187, 137, 221) in RGB.

No, #bb89dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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