#bb8aff

Color #bb8aff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8aff

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 255)

HSL

hsl(265.1, 100%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.1, 45.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(66.49, 41.58, -51.54)

LCH

lch(66.49, 66.22, 308.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1698, 301.66)

HWB

hwb(265.1, 54.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceff8a

Analogous

#8a94ff

#bb8aff

#f58aff

Triadic

#bb8aff

#ffbb8a

#8affbb

Split-complementary

#bb8aff

#fff58a

#94ff8a

Tetradic

#bb8aff

#ff8ace

#ceff8a

#8affbb

Square

#bb8aff

#ff8a94

#ceff8a

#8afff5

Shades

Color #bb8aff mixed toward black.

#9549ff

#6f07ff

#5200c5

#370083

#1b0042

Tints

Color #bb8aff mixed toward white.

#c69eff

#d2b1ff

#ddc5ff

#e8d8ff

#f4ecff

Tones

Color #bb8aff mixed toward gray.

#bd94f5

#be9eec

#c0a7e2

#c1b1d8

#c3bbce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ea · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#abaee4 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b9d7d2 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8aff]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bb8aff (#bb8aff) is rgb(187, 138, 255) in RGB.

No, #bb8aff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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