#bb8cdf

Color #bb8cdf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8cdf

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 223)

HSL

hsl(274, 56.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 37.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(65.47, 33.21, -35.53)

LCH

lch(65.47, 48.63, 313.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1272, 309.45)

HWB

hwb(274, 54.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0df8c

Analogous

#928cdf

#bb8cdf

#df8cda

Triadic

#bb8cdf

#dfbb8c

#8cdfbb

Split-complementary

#bb8cdf

#dadf8c

#8cdf92

Tetradic

#bb8cdf

#df8cb0

#b0df8c

#8cdfbb

Square

#bb8cdf

#df928c

#b0df8c

#8cdadf

Shades

Color #bb8cdf mixed toward black.

#9f5dd2

#8235bd

#62278e

#411a5f

#210d2f

Tints

Color #bb8cdf mixed toward white.

#c69fe4

#d2b2ea

#ddc6ef

#e8d9f4

#f4ecfa

Tones

Color #bb8cdf mixed toward gray.

#ba93d8

#b99ad1

#b8a1ca

#b7a8c3

#b6afbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8cf · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#abafcb · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b9c1be · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8cdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8cdf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb8cdf (#bb8cdf) is rgb(187, 140, 223) in RGB.

No, #bb8cdf 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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