#bb9fbd

Color #bb9fbd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9fbd

RGB

rgb(187, 159, 189)

HSL

hsl(296, 18.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296, 15.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 15.65, -11.61)

LCH

lch(68.78, 19.49, 323.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0529, 324)

HWB

hwb(296, 62.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1bd9f

Analogous

#ac9fbd

#bb9fbd

#bd9fb0

Triadic

#bb9fbd

#bdbb9f

#9fbdbb

Split-complementary

#bb9fbd

#b0bd9f

#9fbdac

Tetradic

#bb9fbd

#bd9fa1

#a1bd9f

#9fbdbb

Square

#bb9fbd

#bdac9f

#a1bd9f

#9fb0bd

Shades

Color #bb9fbd mixed toward black.

#a37da5

#875e89

#654767

#432f45

#221822

Tints

Color #bb9fbd mixed toward white.

#c6afc8

#d2bfd3

#ddcfde

#e8dfe9

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bb9fbd mixed toward gray.

#b9a1ba

#b7a4b8

#b4a6b5

#b2a9b3

#b0abb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afb6 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b5 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#bab1b0 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9fbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb9fbd (#bb9fbd) is rgb(187, 159, 189) in RGB.

No, #bb9fbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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