#bb98d2

Color #bb98d2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb98d2

RGB

rgb(187, 152, 210)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 39.2%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 27.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 27.6%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(67.78, 23.76, -24.77)

LCH

lch(67.78, 34.32, 313.81)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0904, 311.59)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 59.6%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afd298

Analogous

#9e98d2

#bb98d2

#d298cc

Triadic

#bb98d2

#d2bb98

#98d2bb

Split-complementary

#bb98d2

#ccd298

#98d29e

Tetradic

#bb98d2

#d298af

#afd298

#98d2bb

Square

#bb98d2

#d29e98

#afd298

#98ccd2

Shades

Color #bb98d2 mixed toward black.

#9f6ec0

#8249a8

#62377e

#412554

#21122a

Tints

Color #bb98d2 mixed toward white.

#c6a9da

#d2bae1

#ddcce9

#e8ddf0

#f4eef8

Tones

Color #bb98d2 mixed toward gray.

#ba9dcd

#b9a2c8

#b8a7c4

#b7abbf

#b6b0ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc6 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#afb1c3 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#b9bcb9 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb98d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb98d2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb98d2 (#bb98d2) is rgb(187, 152, 210) in RGB.

No, #bb98d2 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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