#bb9bcd

Color #bb9bcd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9bcd

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.33, 21.05, -21.16)

LCH

lch(68.33, 29.85, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0789, 313.2)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adcd9b

Analogous

#a29bcd

#bb9bcd

#cd9bc6

Triadic

#bb9bcd

#cdbb9b

#9bcdbb

Split-complementary

#bb9bcd

#c6cd9b

#9bcda2

Tetradic

#bb9bcd

#cd9bad

#adcd9b

#9bcdbb

Square

#bb9bcd

#cda29b

#adcd9b

#9bc6cd

Shades

Color #bb9bcd mixed toward black.

#a073b9

#8350a0

#623c78

#422850

#211428

Tints

Color #bb9bcd mixed toward white.

#c6acd5

#d2bcde

#ddcde6

#e8deee

#f4eef7

Tones

Color #bb9bcd mixed toward gray.

#ba9fc9

#b9a3c5

#b8a8c1

#b6acbc

#b5b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec2 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b0b2c0 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#bab9b7 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9bcd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb9bcd (#bb9bcd) is rgb(187, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #bb9bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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