#bb5bb9

Color #bb5bb9

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5bb9

RGB

rgb(187, 91, 185)

HSL

hsl(301.3, 41.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(301.3, 51.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 1.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.55, 51.61, -32.63)

LCH

lch(53.55, 61.06, 327.7)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.1697, 328.17)

HWB

hwb(301.3, 35.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5bbb5d

Analogous

#8d5bbb

#bb5bb9

#bb5b89

Triadic

#bb5bb9

#b9bb5b

#5bb9bb

Split-complementary

#bb5bb9

#89bb5b

#5bbb8d

Tetradic

#bb5bb9

#bb5d5b

#5bbb5d

#5bb9bb

Square

#bb5bb9

#bb8d5b

#5bbb5d

#5b89bb

Shades

Color #bb5bb9 mixed toward black.

#a444a2

#833681

#622961

#421b41

#210e20

Tints

Color #bb5bb9 mixed toward white.

#c676c5

#d292d0

#ddaddc

#e8c8e8

#f4e4f3

Tones

Color #bb5bb9 mixed toward gray.

#b363b1

#ab6baa

#a373a2

#9b7b9a

#938393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9aa8 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a6a4 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#b89996 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 26.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5bb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5bb9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb5bb9 (#bb5bb9) is rgb(187, 91, 185) in RGB.

No, #bb5bb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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