#bb78b5

Color #bb78b5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb78b5

RGB

rgb(187, 120, 181)

HSL

hsl(305.4, 33%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.4, 35.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 3.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.28, 35.75, -21.47)

LCH

lch(59.28, 41.7, 329.01)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1161, 329.97)

HWB

hwb(305.4, 47.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78bb7e

Analogous

#a078bb

#bb78b5

#bb7893

Triadic

#bb78b5

#b5bb78

#78b5bb

Split-complementary

#bb78b5

#93bb78

#78bba0

Tetradic

#bb78b5

#bb7e78

#78bb7e

#78b5bb

Square

#bb78b5

#bba078

#78bb7e

#7893bb

Shades

Color #bb78b5 mixed toward black.

#aa56a2

#884582

#663362

#442241

#221121

Tints

Color #bb78b5 mixed toward white.

#c68fc1

#d2a5ce

#ddbcda

#e8d2e6

#f4e9f3

Tones

Color #bb78b5 mixed toward gray.

#b57eb0

#b083ac

#aa89a7

#a58ea3

#9f949e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#a6aaa6 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#b89e9c · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb78b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb78b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb78b5 (#bb78b5) is rgb(187, 120, 181) in RGB.

No, #bb78b5 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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