#bb17aa

Color #bb17aa

A vivid, highly saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb17aa

RGB

rgb(187, 23, 170)

HSL

hsl(306.2, 78.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.2, 87.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 87.7%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(44.35, 72.78, -38.3)

LCH

lch(44.35, 82.24, 332.24)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.2358, 333.48)

HWB

hwb(306.2, 9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17bb28

Analogous

#7a17bb

#bb17aa

#bb1758

Triadic

#bb17aa

#aabb17

#17aabb

Split-complementary

#bb17aa

#58bb17

#17bb7a

Tetradic

#bb17aa

#bb2817

#17bb28

#17aabb

Square

#bb17aa

#bb7a17

#17bb28

#1758bb

Shades

Color #bb17aa mixed toward black.

#9c138e

#7d0f71

#5e0c55

#3e0839

#1f041c

Tints

Color #bb17aa mixed toward white.

#e420cf

#e94dd9

#ef79e2

#f4a6ec

#fad2f5

Tones

Color #bb17aa mixed toward gray.

#ad259f

#a03294

#92408a

#844e7f

#775b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929196 · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#98a091 · ΔE 48.2

Tritanopia

#b78480 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb17aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb17aa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb17aa (#bb17aa) is rgb(187, 23, 170) in RGB.

No, #bb17aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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