#bb6ec7

Color #bb6ec7

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6ec7

RGB

rgb(187, 110, 199)

HSL

hsl(291.9, 44.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.9, 44.7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 44.7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(57.89, 44.55, -33.89)

LCH

lch(57.89, 55.98, 322.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1516, 322.02)

HWB

hwb(291.9, 43.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ac76e

Analogous

#8f6ec7

#bb6ec7

#c76ea7

Triadic

#bb6ec7

#c7bb6e

#6ec7bb

Split-complementary

#bb6ec7

#a7c76e

#6ec78f

Tetradic

#bb6ec7

#c76e7a

#7ac76e

#6ec7bb

Square

#bb6ec7

#c78f6e

#7ac76e

#6ea7c7

Shades

Color #bb6ec7 mixed toward black.

#aa49b9

#883995

#662b6f

#441d4a

#220e25

Tints

Color #bb6ec7 mixed toward white.

#c686d0

#d29eda

#ddb7e3

#e8cfec

#f4e7f6

Tones

Color #bb6ec7 mixed toward gray.

#b675c0

#b07db8

#ab84b1

#a58ca9

#a093a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09fb6 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a9b2 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#b8a8a5 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6ec7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb6ec7 (#bb6ec7) is rgb(187, 110, 199) in RGB.

No, #bb6ec7 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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