#bb9bc4

Color #bb9bc4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9bc4

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(286.8, 25.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.8, 20.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.02, 19.24, -16.64)

LCH

lch(68.02, 25.44, 319.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0681, 318.75)

HWB

hwb(286.8, 60.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c49b

Analogous

#a69bc4

#bb9bc4

#c49bb8

Triadic

#bb9bc4

#c4bb9b

#9bc4bb

Split-complementary

#bb9bc4

#b8c49b

#9bc4a6

Tetradic

#bb9bc4

#c49ba4

#a4c49b

#9bc4bb

Square

#bb9bc4

#c4a69b

#a4c49b

#9bb8c4

Shades

Color #bb9bc4 mixed toward black.

#a276ae

#865793

#64416e

#432b4a

#211625

Tints

Color #bb9bc4 mixed toward white.

#c6acce

#d2bcd8

#ddcde1

#e8deeb

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb9bc4 mixed toward gray.

#b99ec1

#b7a2bd

#b5a5ba

#b3a9b6

#b1acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebb · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b2b9 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#bab4b2 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9bc4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bb9bc4 (#bb9bc4) is rgb(187, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #bb9bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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