#bb8caa

Color #bb8caa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8caa

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 170)

HSL

hsl(321.7, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.7, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.53, 22.71, -8.8)

LCH

lch(63.53, 24.36, 338.82)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0698, 340.5)

HWB

hwb(321.7, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbb9d

Analogous

#b48cbb

#bb8caa

#bb8c92

Triadic

#bb8caa

#aabb8c

#8caabb

Split-complementary

#bb8caa

#92bb8c

#8cbbb4

Tetradic

#bb8caa

#bb9d8c

#8cbb9d

#8caabb

Square

#bb8caa

#bbb48c

#8cbb9d

#8c92bb

Shades

Color #bb8caa mixed toward black.

#a76a91

#895175

#673d58

#44283a

#22141d

Tints

Color #bb8caa mixed toward white.

#c69fb8

#d2b2c6

#ddc5d4

#e8d9e3

#f4ecf1

Tones

Color #bb8caa mixed toward gray.

#b790a9

#b394a8

#af98a7

#ab9ca6

#a7a0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8a3 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#abafa2 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#b99e9d · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8caa]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#bb8caa (#bb8caa) is rgb(187, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #bb8caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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