#bb89dc

Color #bb89dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb89dc

RGB

rgb(187, 137, 220)

HSL

hsl(276.1, 54.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.1, 37.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 37.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(64.66, 34.22, -35.13)

LCH

lch(64.66, 49.04, 314.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1286, 311.06)

HWB

hwb(276.1, 53.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aadc89

Analogous

#9189dc

#bb89dc

#dc89d4

Triadic

#bb89dc

#dcbb89

#89dcbb

Split-complementary

#bb89dc

#d4dc89

#89dc91

Tetradic

#bb89dc

#dc89aa

#aadc89

#89dcbb

Square

#bb89dc

#dc9189

#aadc89

#89d4dc

Shades

Color #bb89dc mixed toward black.

#a05bce

#8437b7

#63298a

#421b5c

#210e2e

Tints

Color #bb89dc mixed toward white.

#c69de2

#d2b0e8

#ddc4ed

#e8d8f3

#f4ebf9

Tones

Color #bb89dc mixed toward gray.

#ba90d5

#b897ce

#b79ec7

#b5a5c0

#b4acb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7cc · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaec8 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#b9bebb · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb89dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb89dc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb89dc (#bb89dc) is rgb(187, 137, 220) in RGB.

No, #bb89dc 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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