#bb8bb3

Color #bb8bb3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.87 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8bb3

RGB

rgb(187, 139, 179)

HSL

hsl(310, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 4.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.58, 24.89, -13.81)

LCH

lch(63.58, 28.46, 330.98)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0795, 332.28)

HWB

hwb(310, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bbb93

Analogous

#ab8bbb

#bb8bb3

#bb8b9b

Triadic

#bb8bb3

#b3bb8b

#8bb3bb

Split-complementary

#bb8bb3

#9bbb8b

#8bbbab

Tetradic

#bb8bb3

#bb938b

#8bbb93

#8bb3bb

Square

#bb8bb3

#bbab8b

#8bbb93

#8b9bbb

Shades

Color #bb8bb3 mixed toward black.

#a7699d

#895080

#673c60

#442840

#221420

Tints

Color #bb8bb3 mixed toward white.

#c69ec0

#d2b2cc

#ddc5d9

#e8d8e6

#f4ecf2

Tones

Color #bb8bb3 mixed toward gray.

#b78fb0

#b393ae

#af97ab

#ab9ba8

#a79fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8aa · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#abaea8 · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#b9a3a2 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8bb3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb8bb3 (#bb8bb3) is rgb(187, 139, 179) in RGB.

No, #bb8bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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