#bb96bc

Color #bb96bc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb96bc

RGB

rgb(187, 150, 188)

HSL

hsl(298.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.53, 20.45, -14.43)

LCH

lch(66.53, 25.03, 324.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0683, 325.38)

HWB

hwb(298.4, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97bc96

Analogous

#a896bc

#bb96bc

#bc96aa

Triadic

#bb96bc

#bcbb96

#96bcbb

Split-complementary

#bb96bc

#aabc96

#96bca8

Tetradic

#bb96bc

#bc9697

#97bc96

#96bcbb

Square

#bb96bc

#bca896

#97bc96

#96aabc

Shades

Color #bb96bc mixed toward black.

#a574a6

#88588a

#664267

#442c45

#221622

Tints

Color #bb96bc mixed toward white.

#c6a8c7

#d2b9d2

#ddcbde

#e8dce9

#f4eef4

Tones

Color #bb96bc mixed toward gray.

#b899b9

#b59cb6

#b2a0b3

#afa3af

#aca6ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb4 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#aeb1b2 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#b9adab · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 19

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb96bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb96bc]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb96bc (#bb96bc) is rgb(187, 150, 188) in RGB.

No, #bb96bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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