#b99bc5

Color #b99bc5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99bc5

RGB

rgb(185, 155, 197)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.86, 18.76, -17.44)

LCH

lch(67.86, 25.61, 317.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0682, 316.19)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 60.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c59b

Analogous

#a49bc5

#b99bc5

#c59bbc

Triadic

#b99bc5

#c5b99b

#9bc5b9

Split-complementary

#b99bc5

#bcc59b

#9bc5a4

Tetradic

#b99bc5

#c59ba7

#a7c59b

#9bc5b9

Square

#b99bc5

#c5a49b

#a7c59b

#9bbcc5

Shades

Color #b99bc5 mixed toward black.

#9f76af

#835695

#62416f

#412b4a

#211625

Tints

Color #b99bc5 mixed toward white.

#c5accf

#d0bcd8

#dccde2

#e8deec

#f3eef5

Tones

Color #b99bc5 mixed toward gray.

#b79ec1

#b6a2be

#b4a5ba

#b3a9b7

#b1acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbc · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#afb1ba · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#b8b4b3 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99bc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99bc5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b99bc5 (#b99bc5) is rgb(185, 155, 197) in RGB.

No, #b99bc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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