#bb8cbb

Color #bb8cbb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8cbb

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.09, 25.83, -17.55)

LCH

lch(64.09, 31.23, 325.81)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0856, 326.44)

HWB

hwb(300, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbb8c

Analogous

#a38cbb

#bb8cbb

#bb8ca3

Triadic

#bb8cbb

#bbbb8c

#8cbbbb

Split-complementary

#bb8cbb

#a3bb8c

#8cbba3

Tetradic

#bb8cbb

#bb8c8c

#8cbb8c

#8cbbbb

Square

#bb8cbb

#bba38c

#8cbb8c

#8ca3bb

Shades

Color #bb8cbb mixed toward black.

#a76aa7

#895189

#673d67

#442844

#221422

Tints

Color #bb8cbb mixed toward white.

#c69fc6

#d2b2d2

#ddc5dd

#e8d9e8

#f4ecf4

Tones

Color #bb8cbb mixed toward gray.

#b790b7

#b394b3

#af98af

#ab9cab

#a7a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8b1 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#abafaf · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#b9a9a7 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8cbb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb8cbb (#bb8cbb) is rgb(187, 140, 187) in RGB.

No, #bb8cbb 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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