#bb8bbb

Color #bb8bbb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8bbb

RGB

rgb(187, 139, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.85, 26.39, -17.91)

LCH

lch(63.85, 31.89, 325.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0874, 326.47)

HWB

hwb(300, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bbb8b

Analogous

#a38bbb

#bb8bbb

#bb8ba3

Triadic

#bb8bbb

#bbbb8b

#8bbbbb

Split-complementary

#bb8bbb

#a3bb8b

#8bbba3

Tetradic

#bb8bbb

#bb8b8b

#8bbb8b

#8bbbbb

Square

#bb8bbb

#bba38b

#8bbb8b

#8ba3bb

Shades

Color #bb8bbb mixed toward black.

#a769a7

#895089

#673c67

#442844

#221422

Tints

Color #bb8bbb mixed toward white.

#c69ec6

#d2b2d2

#ddc5dd

#e8d8e8

#f4ecf4

Tones

Color #bb8bbb mixed toward gray.

#b78fb7

#b393b3

#af97af

#ab9bab

#a79fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b1 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#abaeae · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#b9a8a6 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8bbb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb8bbb (#bb8bbb) is rgb(187, 139, 187) in RGB.

No, #bb8bbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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