#bb9bc7

Color #bb9bc7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9bc7

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 199)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 28.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 22.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 22.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.12, 19.83, -18.15)

LCH

lch(68.12, 26.88, 317.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0717, 316.75)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 60.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c79b

Analogous

#a59bc7

#bb9bc7

#c79bbd

Triadic

#bb9bc7

#c7bb9b

#9bc7bb

Split-complementary

#bb9bc7

#bdc79b

#9bc7a5

Tetradic

#bb9bc7

#c79ba7

#a7c79b

#9bc7bb

Square

#bb9bc7

#c7a59b

#a7c79b

#9bbdc7

Shades

Color #bb9bc7 mixed toward black.

#a175b2

#855597

#644071

#432a4c

#211526

Tints

Color #bb9bc7 mixed toward white.

#c6acd0

#d2bcda

#ddcde3

#e8deec

#f4eef6

Tones

Color #bb9bc7 mixed toward gray.

#b99fc3

#b8a2c0

#b6a6bc

#b4aab8

#b3adb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebe · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b2bb · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#bab6b4 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9bc7]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb9bc7 (#bb9bc7) is rgb(187, 155, 199) in RGB.

No, #bb9bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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