#bb6ddd

Color #bb6ddd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6ddd

RGB

rgb(187, 109, 221)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 62.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 50.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 50.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(58.72, 49.52, -45.01)

LCH

lch(58.72, 66.92, 317.73)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1764, 314.7)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 42.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fdd6d

Analogous

#836ddd

#bb6ddd

#dd6dc7

Triadic

#bb6ddd

#ddbb6d

#6dddbb

Split-complementary

#bb6ddd

#c7dd6d

#6ddd83

Tetradic

#bb6ddd

#dd6d8f

#8fdd6d

#6dddbb

Square

#bb6ddd

#dd836d

#8fdd6d

#6dc7dd

Shades

Color #bb6ddd mixed toward black.

#a640d3

#892ab2

#671f86

#441559

#220a2d

Tints

Color #bb6ddd mixed toward white.

#c685e3

#d29ee8

#ddb6ee

#e8cef4

#f4e7f9

Tones

Color #bb6ddd mixed toward gray.

#b776d4

#b480ca

#b089c1

#ac92b8

#a99cae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc9 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a3a8c4 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#b8b7b3 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6ddd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb6ddd (#bb6ddd) is rgb(187, 109, 221) in RGB.

No, #bb6ddd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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