#bb8eaa

Color #bb8eaa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8eaa

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 170)

HSL

hsl(322.7, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.7, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.01, 21.59, -8.08)

LCH

lch(64.01, 23.05, 339.48)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0661, 341.21)

HWB

hwb(322.7, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebb9f

Analogous

#b68ebb

#bb8eaa

#bb8e93

Triadic

#bb8eaa

#aabb8e

#8eaabb

Split-complementary

#bb8eaa

#93bb8e

#8ebbb6

Tetradic

#bb8eaa

#bb9f8e

#8ebb9f

#8eaabb

Square

#bb8eaa

#bbb68e

#8ebb9f

#8e93bb

Shades

Color #bb8eaa mixed toward black.

#a66c90

#895274

#673e57

#44293a

#22151d

Tints

Color #bb8eaa mixed toward white.

#c6a1b8

#d2b4c6

#ddc6d4

#e8d9e3

#f4ecf1

Tones

Color #bb8eaa mixed toward gray.

#b792a9

#b495a8

#b099a7

#ac9da6

#a8a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a4 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#acafa2 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#b99f9d · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8eaa]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#bb8eaa (#bb8eaa) is rgb(187, 142, 170) in RGB.

No, #bb8eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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