#bb8ed2

Color #bb8ed2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8ed2

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 210)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 43%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 32.4%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 32.4%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(65.41, 29.33, -28.41)

LCH

lch(65.41, 40.83, 315.91)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.108, 313.84)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 55.7%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5d28e

Analogous

#998ed2

#bb8ed2

#d28ec7

Triadic

#bb8ed2

#d2bb8e

#8ed2bb

Split-complementary

#bb8ed2

#c7d28e

#8ed299

Tetradic

#bb8ed2

#d28ea5

#a5d28e

#8ed2bb

Square

#bb8ed2

#d2998e

#a5d28e

#8ec7d2

Shades

Color #bb8ed2 mixed toward black.

#a264c1

#8643a8

#64327e

#432154

#21112a

Tints

Color #bb8ed2 mixed toward white.

#c6a1d9

#d2b4e1

#ddc6e8

#e8d9f0

#f4ecf7

Tones

Color #bb8ed2 mixed toward gray.

#b994cc

#b799c7

#b59fc1

#b4a5bb

#b2aab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c4 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#acafc1 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#b9b9b6 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8ed2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8ed2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb8ed2 (#bb8ed2) is rgb(187, 142, 210) in RGB.

No, #bb8ed2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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