#bb9ac3

Color #bb9ac3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9ac3

RGB

rgb(187, 154, 195)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 25.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 21%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 21%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(67.74, 19.59, -16.51)

LCH

lch(67.74, 25.62, 319.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0687, 319.66)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 60.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2c39a

Analogous

#a69ac3

#bb9ac3

#c39ab6

Triadic

#bb9ac3

#c3bb9a

#9ac3bb

Split-complementary

#bb9ac3

#b6c39a

#9ac3a6

Tetradic

#bb9ac3

#c39aa2

#a2c39a

#9ac3bb

Square

#bb9ac3

#c3a69a

#a2c39a

#9ab6c3

Shades

Color #bb9ac3 mixed toward black.

#a275ad

#865792

#65416d

#432b49

#221624

Tints

Color #bb9ac3 mixed toward white.

#c6abcd

#d2bcd7

#ddcce1

#e8ddeb

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb9ac3 mixed toward gray.

#b99dc0

#b7a1bc

#b5a4b9

#b3a8b5

#b1abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeadba · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b2b8 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#bab3b1 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9ac3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9ac3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bb9ac3 (#bb9ac3) is rgb(187, 154, 195) in RGB.

No, #bb9ac3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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