#bb9bef

Color #bb9bef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.8 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9bef

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 239)

HSL

hsl(262.9, 72.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.9, 35.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(69.64, 28.46, -37.86)

LCH

lch(69.64, 47.36, 306.93)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.1224, 301.03)

HWB

hwb(262.9, 60.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfef9b

Analogous

#9ba5ef

#bb9bef

#e59bef

Triadic

#bb9bef

#efbb9b

#9befbb

Split-complementary

#bb9bef

#efe59b

#a5ef9b

Tetradic

#bb9bef

#ef9bcf

#cfef9b

#9befbb

Square

#bb9bef

#ef9ba5

#cfef9b

#9befe5

Shades

Color #bb9bef mixed toward black.

#9563e6

#6e2add

#521baa

#361271

#1b0939

Tints

Color #bb9bef mixed toward white.

#c6acf2

#d2bcf4

#ddcdf7

#e8defa

#f4eefc

Tones

Color #bb9bef mixed toward gray.

#bda2e8

#bfa9e1

#c0b0da

#c2b7d3

#c3becc

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

#aeaede · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b2da · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#bad0cd · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9bef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9bef]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb9bef (#bb9bef) is rgb(187, 155, 239) in RGB.

No, #bb9bef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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