#bb9fbf

Color #bb9fbf

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9fbf

RGB

rgb(187, 159, 191)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 20%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 16.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.84, 16.03, -12.62)

LCH

lch(68.84, 20.4, 321.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.055, 322.09)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 62.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3bf9f

Analogous

#ab9fbf

#bb9fbf

#bf9fb3

Triadic

#bb9fbf

#bfbb9f

#9fbfbb

Split-complementary

#bb9fbf

#b3bf9f

#9fbfab

Tetradic

#bb9fbf

#bf9fa3

#a3bf9f

#9fbfbb

Square

#bb9fbf

#bfab9f

#a3bf9f

#9fb3bf

Shades

Color #bb9fbf mixed toward black.

#a27ca8

#865d8c

#654669

#432f46

#221723

Tints

Color #bb9fbf mixed toward white.

#c6afca

#d2bfd4

#ddcfdf

#e8dfea

#f4eff4

Tones

Color #bb9fbf mixed toward gray.

#b9a2bc

#b7a4ba

#b5a7b7

#b3aab4

#b1acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afb8 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b6 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#bab2b1 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9fbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9fbf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb9fbf (#bb9fbf) is rgb(187, 159, 191) in RGB.

No, #bb9fbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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