#bbb1c8

Color #bbb1c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1c8

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 200)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 17.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 11.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 11.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 7.9, -10.37)

LCH

lch(73.66, 13.04, 307.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.034, 305.19)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 69.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec8b1

Analogous

#b1b2c8

#bbb1c8

#c6b1c8

Triadic

#bbb1c8

#c8bbb1

#b1c8bb

Split-complementary

#bbb1c8

#c8c6b1

#b2c8b1

Tetradic

#bbb1c8

#c8b1be

#bec8b1

#b1c8bb

Square

#bbb1c8

#c8b1b2

#bec8b1

#b1c8c6

Shades

Color #bbb1c8 mixed toward black.

#9b8cae

#7b6893

#5c4e6f

#3d344a

#1f1a25

Tints

Color #bbb1c8 mixed toward white.

#c6bed1

#d2cbda

#ddd8e3

#e8e5ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bbb1c8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb3c6

#bbb5c4

#bcb7c2

#bcb9c0

#bcbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c3 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c1 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bbbebe · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1c8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1c8 (#bbb1c8) is rgb(187, 177, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbb1c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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