#bbb1cf

Color #bbb1cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1cf

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 207)

HSL

hsl(260, 23.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 14.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.88, 9.31, -13.87)

LCH

lch(73.88, 16.7, 303.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0434, 300.58)

HWB

hwb(260, 69.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cfb1

Analogous

#b1b6cf

#bbb1cf

#cab1cf

Triadic

#bbb1cf

#cfbbb1

#b1cfbb

Split-complementary

#bbb1cf

#cfcab1

#b6cfb1

Tetradic

#bbb1cf

#cfb1c5

#c5cfb1

#b1cfbb

Square

#bbb1cf

#cfb1b6

#c5cfb1

#b1cfca

Shades

Color #bbb1cf mixed toward black.

#9889b7

#76629e

#584977

#3b314f

#1d1828

Tints

Color #bbb1cf mixed toward white.

#c6bed7

#d2cbdf

#ddd8e7

#e8e5ef

#f4f2f7

Tones

Color #bbb1cf mixed toward gray.

#bcb4cd

#bdb6ca

#beb9c8

#bebbc5

#bfbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8c7 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#bbc3c2 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1cf (#bbb1cf) is rgb(187, 177, 207) in RGB.

No, #bbb1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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