#bb98ff

Color #bb98ff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb98ff

RGB

rgb(187, 152, 255)

HSL

hsl(260.4, 100%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.4, 40.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(69.64, 33.86, -46.58)

LCH

lch(69.64, 57.59, 306.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1479, 298.42)

HWB

hwb(260.4, 59.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcff98

Analogous

#98a8ff

#bb98ff

#ef98ff

Triadic

#bb98ff

#ffbb98

#98ffbb

Split-complementary

#bb98ff

#ffef98

#a8ff98

Tetradic

#bb98ff

#ff98dc

#dcff98

#98ffbb

Square

#bb98ff

#ff98a8

#dcff98

#98ffef

Shades

Color #bb98ff mixed toward black.

#8e54ff

#6110ff

#4500cb

#2e0088

#170044

Tints

Color #bb98ff mixed toward white.

#c6a9ff

#d2baff

#ddcbff

#e8ddff

#f4eeff

Tones

Color #bb98ff mixed toward gray.

#bea1f6

#c1a9ee

#c3b2e5

#c6badd

#c9c3d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadeb · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#afb1e6 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b9dad6 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb98ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb98ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bb98ff (#bb98ff) is rgb(187, 152, 255) in RGB.

No, #bb98ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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