#bb8cb6

Color #bb8cb6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8cb6

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 182)

HSL

hsl(306.4, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.4, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 2.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.92, 24.89, -15)

LCH

lch(63.92, 29.06, 328.92)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0805, 330.06)

HWB

hwb(306.4, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbb91

Analogous

#a88cbb

#bb8cb6

#bb8c9e

Triadic

#bb8cb6

#b6bb8c

#8cb6bb

Split-complementary

#bb8cb6

#9ebb8c

#8cbba8

Tetradic

#bb8cb6

#bb918c

#8cbb91

#8cb6bb

Square

#bb8cb6

#bba88c

#8cbb91

#8c9ebb

Shades

Color #bb8cb6 mixed toward black.

#a76aa0

#895183

#673d62

#442842

#221421

Tints

Color #bb8cb6 mixed toward white.

#c69fc2

#d2b2ce

#ddc5da

#e8d9e7

#f4ecf3

Tones

Color #bb8cb6 mixed toward gray.

#b790b3

#b394b0

#af98ad

#ab9caa

#a7a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8ad · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#abafab · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#b9a5a4 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8cb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8cb6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb8cb6 (#bb8cb6) is rgb(187, 140, 182) in RGB.

No, #bb8cb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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