#bb98c5

Color #bb98c5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bb98c5

RGB

rgb(187, 152, 197)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.32, 21.1, -18.25)

LCH

lch(67.32, 27.9, 319.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0748, 318.63)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 59.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2c598

Analogous

#a498c5

#bb98c5

#c598b8

Triadic

#bb98c5

#c5bb98

#98c5bb

Split-complementary

#bb98c5

#b8c598

#98c5a4

Tetradic

#bb98c5

#c598a2

#a2c598

#98c5bb

Square

#bb98c5

#c5a498

#a2c598

#98b8c5

Shades

Color #bb98c5 mixed toward black.

#a273b0

#865495

#653f70

#432a4a

#221525

Tints

Color #bb98c5 mixed toward white.

#c6a9cf

#d2bad8

#ddcbe2

#e8ddec

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb98c5 mixed toward gray.

#b99cc1

#b79fbd

#b5a3ba

#b3a7b6

#b1abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbb · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#afb1b9 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#b9b3b1 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb98c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb98c5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bb98c5 (#bb98c5) is rgb(187, 152, 197) in RGB.

No, #bb98c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bb98c5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast