#bb8ea1

Color #bb8ea1

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bb8ea1

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 161)

HSL

hsl(334.7, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.7, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 13.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.74, 20.04, -3.39)

LCH

lch(63.74, 20.32, 350.4)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0599, 351.65)

HWB

hwb(334.7, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebba8

Analogous

#bb8eb7

#bb8ea1

#bb918e

Triadic

#bb8ea1

#a1bb8e

#8ea1bb

Split-complementary

#bb8ea1

#8ebb91

#8eb7bb

Tetradic

#bb8ea1

#bba88e

#8ebba8

#8ea1bb

Square

#bb8ea1

#b7bb8e

#8ebba8

#918ebb

Shades

Color #bb8ea1 mixed toward black.

#a66c84

#895269

#673e4f

#442935

#22151a

Tints

Color #bb8ea1 mixed toward white.

#c6a1b1

#d2b4c0

#ddc6d0

#e8d9e0

#f4ecef

Tones

Color #bb8ea1 mixed toward gray.

#b792a2

#b495a2

#b099a3

#ac9da3

#a8a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99d · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#acaf9c · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#b99998 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8ea1]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb8ea1 (#bb8ea1) is rgb(187, 142, 161) in RGB.

No, #bb8ea1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bb8ea1, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast