#bb9ec8

Color #bb9ec8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9ec8

RGB

rgb(187, 158, 200)

HSL

hsl(281.4, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.4, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.89, 18.37, -17.54)

LCH

lch(68.89, 25.4, 316.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0675, 315.36)

HWB

hwb(281.4, 62%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abc89e

Analogous

#a69ec8

#bb9ec8

#c89ec0

Triadic

#bb9ec8

#c8bb9e

#9ec8bb

Split-complementary

#bb9ec8

#c0c89e

#9ec8a6

Tetradic

#bb9ec8

#c89eab

#abc89e

#9ec8bb

Square

#bb9ec8

#c8a69e

#abc89e

#9ec0c8

Shades

Color #bb9ec8 mixed toward black.

#a078b2

#845698

#634172

#422b4c

#211626

Tints

Color #bb9ec8 mixed toward white.

#c6aed1

#d2beda

#ddcfe3

#e8dfed

#f4eff6

Tones

Color #bb9ec8 mixed toward gray.

#baa2c4

#b8a5c1

#b7a9bd

#b6acba

#b4b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbf · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b1b3bd · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#bab7b6 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9ec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9ec8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb9ec8 (#bb9ec8) is rgb(187, 158, 200) in RGB.

No, #bb9ec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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