#bb9fd5

Color #bb9fd5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9fd5

RGB

rgb(187, 159, 213)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 39.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 25.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(69.59, 20.5, -23.66)

LCH

lch(69.59, 31.31, 310.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0819, 308.06)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 62.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9d59f

Analogous

#a09fd5

#bb9fd5

#d59fd4

Triadic

#bb9fd5

#d5bb9f

#9fd5bb

Split-complementary

#bb9fd5

#d4d59f

#9fd5a0

Tetradic

#bb9fd5

#d59fb9

#b9d59f

#9fd5bb

Square

#bb9fd5

#d5a09f

#b9d59f

#9fd4d5

Shades

Color #bb9fd5 mixed toward black.

#9c74c2

#7e4bac

#5e3981

#3f2656

#1f132b

Tints

Color #bb9fd5 mixed toward white.

#c6afdc

#d2bfe3

#ddcfea

#e8dff1

#f4eff8

Tones

Color #bb9fd5 mixed toward gray.

#bba3d0

#bba8cc

#baacc7

#bab1c3

#bab5be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afca · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b3c7 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#bac0be · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9fd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9fd5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bb9fd5 (#bb9fd5) is rgb(187, 159, 213) in RGB.

No, #bb9fd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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