#bb9cc4

Color #bb9cc4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bb9cc4

RGB

rgb(187, 156, 196)

HSL

hsl(286.5, 25.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.5, 20.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.26, 18.68, -16.27)

LCH

lch(68.26, 24.77, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0663, 318.55)

HWB

hwb(286.5, 61.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5c49c

Analogous

#a79cc4

#bb9cc4

#c49cb9

Triadic

#bb9cc4

#c4bb9c

#9cc4bb

Split-complementary

#bb9cc4

#b9c49c

#9cc4a7

Tetradic

#bb9cc4

#c49ca5

#a5c49c

#9cc4bb

Square

#bb9cc4

#c4a79c

#a5c49c

#9cb9c4

Shades

Color #bb9cc4 mixed toward black.

#a277ae

#865893

#64426e

#432c49

#211625

Tints

Color #bb9cc4 mixed toward white.

#c6acce

#d2bdd8

#ddcde1

#e8deeb

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb9cc4 mixed toward gray.

#b99fc1

#b7a3bd

#b5a6ba

#b4a9b7

#b2adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebb · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b2b9 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#bab4b2 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9cc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9cc4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bb9cc4 (#bb9cc4) is rgb(187, 156, 196) in RGB.

No, #bb9cc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bb9cc4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast