#bb8eb6

Color #bb8eb6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8eb6

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 182)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 2.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 23.77, -14.28)

LCH

lch(64.39, 27.73, 329)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0768, 330.1)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebb93

Analogous

#aa8ebb

#bb8eb6

#bb8e9f

Triadic

#bb8eb6

#b6bb8e

#8eb6bb

Split-complementary

#bb8eb6

#9fbb8e

#8ebbaa

Tetradic

#bb8eb6

#bb938e

#8ebb93

#8eb6bb

Square

#bb8eb6

#bbaa8e

#8ebb93

#8e9fbb

Shades

Color #bb8eb6 mixed toward black.

#a66ca0

#895283

#673e62

#442941

#221521

Tints

Color #bb8eb6 mixed toward white.

#c6a1c2

#d2b4ce

#ddc6da

#e8d9e7

#f4ecf3

Tones

Color #bb8eb6 mixed toward gray.

#b792b3

#b495b0

#b099ad

#ac9daa

#a8a1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#acafab · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#b9a6a5 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8eb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8eb6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb8eb6 (#bb8eb6) is rgb(187, 142, 182) in RGB.

No, #bb8eb6 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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