#bb4be1

Color #bb4be1

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb4be1

RGB

rgb(187, 75, 225)

HSL

hsl(284.8, 71.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.8, 66.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(52.99, 66.4, -56.38)

LCH

lch(52.99, 87.11, 319.67)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.2294, 316.32)

HWB

hwb(284.8, 29.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71e14b

Analogous

#704be1

#bb4be1

#e14bbc

Triadic

#bb4be1

#e1bb4b

#4be1bb

Split-complementary

#bb4be1

#bce14b

#4be170

Tetradic

#bb4be1

#e14b71

#71e14b

#4be1bb

Square

#bb4be1

#e1704b

#71e14b

#4bbce1

Shades

Color #bb4be1 mixed toward black.

#a924d6

#871dab

#651580

#440e56

#22072b

Tints

Color #bb4be1 mixed toward white.

#c669e6

#d287eb

#dda5f0

#e8c3f5

#f4e1fa

Tones

Color #bb4be1 mixed toward gray.

#b557d4

#af64c8

#a870bb

#a27daf

#9c89a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897ca · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#9da4c3 · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#b7b4af · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 29.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb4be1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb4be1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb4be1 (#bb4be1) is rgb(187, 75, 225) in RGB.

No, #bb4be1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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