#bb15cb

Color #bb15cb

A vivid, highly saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 14.28 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb15cb

RGB

rgb(187, 21, 203)

HSL

hsl(294.7, 81.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.7, 89.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 89.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(46.2, 78.07, -54.7)

LCH

lch(46.2, 95.33, 324.98)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.2593, 323.82)

HWB

hwb(294.7, 8.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25cb15

Analogous

#6015cb

#bb15cb

#cb1580

Triadic

#bb15cb

#cbbb15

#15cbbb

Split-complementary

#bb15cb

#80cb15

#15cb60

Tetradic

#bb15cb

#cb1525

#25cb15

#15cbbb

Square

#bb15cb

#cb6015

#25cb15

#1580cb

Shades

Color #bb15cb mixed toward black.

#9c12a9

#7d0e87

#5d0b65

#3e0744

#1f0422

Tints

Color #bb15cb mixed toward white.

#d727e9

#df52ed

#e77df2

#efa9f6

#f7d4fb

Tones

Color #bb15cb mixed toward gray.

#ae24bc

#a233ad

#95429d

#89528e

#7c617f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9190b4 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#98a0ad · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#b79e99 · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 30.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb15cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb15cb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb15cb (#bb15cb) is rgb(187, 21, 203) in RGB.

No, #bb15cb 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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