#bb9fe2

Color #bb9fe2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9fe2

RGB

rgb(187, 159, 226)

HSL

hsl(265.1, 53.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.1, 29.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.07, 23.31, -30.07)

LCH

lch(70.07, 38.05, 307.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0989, 303.24)

HWB

hwb(265.1, 62.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6e29f

Analogous

#9fa5e2

#bb9fe2

#dd9fe2

Triadic

#bb9fe2

#e2bb9f

#9fe2bb

Split-complementary

#bb9fe2

#e2dd9f

#a5e29f

Tetradic

#bb9fe2

#e29fc6

#c6e29f

#9fe2bb

Square

#bb9fe2

#e29fa5

#c6e29f

#9fe2dd

Shades

Color #bb9fe2 mixed toward black.

#986ed3

#753cc4

#582d94

#3b1e63

#1d0f31

Tints

Color #bb9fe2 mixed toward white.

#c6afe7

#d2bfec

#ddcff1

#e8dff5

#f4effa

Tones

Color #bb9fe2 mixed toward gray.

#bca5dc

#bdaad7

#beb0d1

#bfb5cc

#c0bbc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afd4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b3d1 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#bac9c6 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9fe2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9fe2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#bb9fe2 (#bb9fe2) is rgb(187, 159, 226) in RGB.

No, #bb9fe2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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