#bb8ea5

Color #bb8ea5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8ea5

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 165)

HSL

hsl(329.3, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(329.3, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 11.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.86, 20.72, -5.48)

LCH

lch(63.86, 21.43, 345.19)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0625, 346.76)

HWB

hwb(329.3, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebba4

Analogous

#ba8ebb

#bb8ea5

#bb8e8e

Triadic

#bb8ea5

#a5bb8e

#8ea5bb

Split-complementary

#bb8ea5

#8ebb8e

#8ebbba

Tetradic

#bb8ea5

#bba48e

#8ebba4

#8ea5bb

Square

#bb8ea5

#bbba8e

#8ebba4

#8e8ebb

Shades

Color #bb8ea5 mixed toward black.

#a66c8a

#89526e

#673e53

#442937

#22151c

Tints

Color #bb8ea5 mixed toward white.

#c6a1b4

#d2b4c3

#ddc6d2

#e8d9e1

#f4ecf0

Tones

Color #bb8ea5 mixed toward gray.

#b792a5

#b495a5

#b099a5

#ac9da5

#a8a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a0 · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#acaf9f · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#b99c9b · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8ea5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8ea5]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb8ea5 (#bb8ea5) is rgb(187, 142, 165) in RGB.

No, #bb8ea5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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