#bb9cb0

Color #bb9cb0

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9cb0

RGB

rgb(187, 156, 176)

HSL

hsl(321.3, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.3, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 5.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.63, 14.88, -6.07)

LCH

lch(67.63, 16.07, 337.81)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0456, 339.46)

HWB

hwb(321.3, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbba7

Analogous

#b79cbb

#bb9cb0

#bb9ca1

Triadic

#bb9cb0

#b0bb9c

#9cb0bb

Split-complementary

#bb9cb0

#a1bb9c

#9cbbb7

Tetradic

#bb9cb0

#bba79c

#9cbba7

#9cb0bb

Square

#bb9cb0

#bbb79c

#9cbba7

#9ca1bb

Shades

Color #bb9cb0 mixed toward black.

#a47a95

#885d79

#66465a

#442f3c

#22171e

Tints

Color #bb9cb0 mixed toward white.

#c6adbd

#d2bdca

#ddced8

#e8dee5

#f4eff2

Tones

Color #bb9cb0 mixed toward gray.

#b99faf

#b6a1af

#b3a4ae

#b1a6ad

#aea9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeab · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b2aa · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#baa8a7 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9cb0]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Orchid #da70d6

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#bb9cb0 (#bb9cb0) is rgb(187, 156, 176) in RGB.

No, #bb9cb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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