#bb8fda

Color #bb8fda

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.63 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8fda

RGB

rgb(187, 143, 218)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 50.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 34.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(65.96, 30.47, -32.01)

LCH

lch(65.96, 44.19, 313.59)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1159, 310.52)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 56.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeda8f

Analogous

#968fda

#bb8fda

#da8fd4

Triadic

#bb8fda

#dabb8f

#8fdabb

Split-complementary

#bb8fda

#d4da8f

#8fda96

Tetradic

#bb8fda

#da8fae

#aeda8f

#8fdabb

Square

#bb8fda

#da968f

#aeda8f

#8fd4da

Shades

Color #bb8fda mixed toward black.

#a062cb

#833cb5

#622d88

#411e5a

#210f2d

Tints

Color #bb8fda mixed toward white.

#c6a2e0

#d2b4e6

#ddc7ec

#e8daf3

#f4ecf9

Tones

Color #bb8fda mixed toward gray.

#ba95d4

#b99cce

#b8a2c7

#b7a8c1

#b6aebb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9cb · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#acafc7 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b9bebb · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8fda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8fda]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb8fda (#bb8fda) is rgb(187, 143, 218) in RGB.

No, #bb8fda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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