#bb97dc

Color #bb97dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb97dc

RGB

rgb(187, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(67.92, 26.45, -30.08)

LCH

lch(67.92, 40.06, 311.33)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1047, 307.82)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8dc97

Analogous

#9897dc

#bb97dc

#dc97da

Triadic

#bb97dc

#dcbb97

#97dcbb

Split-complementary

#bb97dc

#dadc97

#97dc98

Tetradic

#bb97dc

#dc97b8

#b8dc97

#97dcbb

Square

#bb97dc

#dc9897

#b8dc97

#97dadc

Shades

Color #bb97dc mixed toward black.

#9d69cc

#7e3eb9

#5f2f8b

#3f1f5c

#20102e

Tints

Color #bb97dc mixed toward white.

#c6a8e2

#d2bae8

#ddcbed

#e8dcf3

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bb97dc mixed toward gray.

#bb9dd6

#baa2d0

#baa8cb

#baaec5

#bab4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adacce · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#afb1ca · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#b9c2bf · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb97dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb97dc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bb97dc (#bb97dc) is rgb(187, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #bb97dc 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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